Chapter 5 The Toy as an Object
Toys and the person-at-play
The outer atmosphere and the universal environment contain 5 levels:
- Resource
- Technology
- Heredity
- Event
- Time
Explanation of the model:
Toy production is conditional on internal and external factors.
Beyond the production and play, there is AN EXTERNAL ATMOSPHERE AND A UNIVERSAL ENVIRONMENT.
The external factors are placed in the “shell” (circle in the model) within whose boundaries (in the eco-social environment) the process itself occurs.
The external factors include:
- TIME (the historical period) in which it is produced
- HEREDITY that which predates this particular toy’s appearance (object history)
- EVENT (or special situation) which motivated its production
- RESOURCES the various materials available within the relevant geographic area
- TECHNOLOGY (or lack of technology) used to produce it.