Urban Spaces to (and of) Play: An Exploratory Study in the City of Salvador (BA)

With the growth of large urban centers, public spaces have become places considered unsuitable and dangerous for children and their recreational activities. This present study had investigated how children appropriate public spaces in Salvador’s city. These data was obtained through photographic rec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cotrim, Gabriela Souza, Fiaes, Carla Silva, Marques, Reginalice de Lima, Bichara, Ilka Dias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM)
Repositorio:Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.editorarevistas.mackenzie.br:article/894
Acceso en línea:http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/894
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:children’s play
urban spaces
ownership
meaning
development.
juegos de niños
espacios urbanos
apropiación
significación
desarrollo
brincadeiras infantis
espaços urbanos
apropriação
ressignificação
desenvolvimento
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Sumario:With the growth of large urban centers, public spaces have become places considered unsuitable and dangerous for children and their recreational activities. This present study had investigated how children appropriate public spaces in Salvador’s city. These data was obtained through photographic records of play events in any places of city where was find children playing. The data’s collection happened in different days, being almost always made in time that exist more children in the street. Were registered 21 play events, 19 in boys groups and 2 in mixed groups. In the data analysis was opted about use combined of qualitative and quantitative methods. This study shows that the children’s use of street has gender and social class difference.