Part II - Toys
Introduction
Fiction, fairy tales and Hans Christian Andersen
Chapter 5 The Toy as an Object
The aesthetic dimension of the toy
The manufactured dimension of the toy
The gender specific appeal of toys and the set of toy attributes
Gender-specific attributes and differences in toys
Chapter 6 The Roles of Toys and of Play
Dangerous fantasy and the urgency of reality
Play and the phases in children’s cultural development
Chapter 7 Evaluation Criteria
Chapter 8 The Toy Classification
Functional and structural classifications
Pedagogical-psychological classifications
Classifications with a social anthropological orientation
The toy classification: main and subsidiary groups