Researches on toy phenomenon in modern Western science

Smirnova E.O.; Sokolova M.V.

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Publisher: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education

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Psychological Science and Education
2008. Vol. 13, no. 3, 38–48
ISSN: 1814-2052 / 2311-7273 (online)

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Smirnova E.O.
PhD in Psychology, Рrofessor of the Department of Preschool Pedagogics and Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology of Education, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: smirneo@mail.ru

Sokolova M.V.
PhD in Psychology, Senior Scientist, Center of Psychology and Educational Expertise of Play and Toys, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: sokolovamw@mail.ru

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Article presents an overview of modern international researches of toy and play phenomenon. Main directions of researches are: theoretical approaches to toy phenomenon in a culture and society, cross cultural studies, toy's influence on child personality development, including studies of toy's influence on children aggressiveness, specifics of modern toy market, specifics of toy expertise.

Column: Developmental Psychology

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Smirnova E.O., Sokolova M.V. Researches on toy phenomenon in modern Western science. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2008. Vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 38–48. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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