SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Toy Soldier, Ambivalence, Endangerment
Document Summary
Cw: best- too much fun: toys as social problems and the interpretation of. Sociologist joel best addresses 3 themes related to children"s toys answers of popular toys have harmful effects on children. Toys we are warned can turn good children into bad actors- claims made by activists and sociologist define toys as social problems. Sociologist of liberal bend tend to sympathize with claims about damaging effects of hazardous toys or racist toys - claims get free ride, receiving critical attention from sociologist. Conservative christians worry about occult toys cause of witchcraft, idolatry, emulations & murders which god warns against, as well as magic and supernatural elements that endanger children (sword and sorcery images in masters of the. Universe and dungeons and dragons, innocent worlds of smurfs and care bears promoting magic) Argument against toys are fore war toys and sexist toys.
