Marsh, J.A. (2014) The relationship between online and offline play: friendship and exclusion. In: Burn, A., (ed.) Children's Games in the New Media Age: Childlore, Media and the Playground. Ashgate , pp. 109-132. ISBN 978-1-4094-5025-2
Abstract
In this chapter, the relationship between children’s play in online and offline environments is explored. For children in contemporary societies, the boundaries between these two domains are becoming increasingly blurred as children’s play spaces expand to include online sites. In the project outlined in this book, we were interested in the way in which children’s play has changed in recent decades, especially with the influence of media and new technologies. Given that children are spending increasing amounts of time online, it is inevitable that their play activities now move across virtual and non-virtual domains. The chapter identifies both the continuities and discontinuities in this play, focusing on children in Monteney Primary School in Sheffield. The extent and nature of children’s engagement in online activities is outlined and the way in which friendships are constructed across online and offline spaces is analysed. The chapter concludes with a consideration of the implications of this analysis for the study of play
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Ashgate. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2014 08:37 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2014 08:55 |
Published Version: | http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409450252 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ashgate |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79790 |