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Modeling Social Relations in Cross‐Color Play
Author(s) -
Polgar Sylvia Knopp
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1978.9.4.05x1859m
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , competition (biology) , social relation , observational learning , sociology , social psychology , observational study , psychology , pedagogy , ecology , pathology , gene , experiential learning , biology , biochemistry , chemistry , medicine
Patterns of social interaction between black and white sixth graders in free play peri‐ods are examined in an observational study. Using the idea of play as a model of so. cia/ relations, two patterns of play are described: competition between black and white teams and play in mixed‐color teams. The differences in the process of play in these two contexts are discussed and their implications for cross‐color relationships considered.