Introduction
In Defense of Games
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James S Coleman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 3-4 |
| Publication date | 1966-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000276426601000201 |
| OpenAlex | W1987894255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Because games are a "kind of caricature of social life" they allow the young student to discover for himself principles governing real life situations, and allow the professional sociologist to study social organization and processes. Dr. Coleman is Professor of Social Relations at The Johns Hopkins University and the author of numerous books and articles including The Adolescent Society, Adolescents and the Schools, Introduction to Mathematical Sociology, and the recently published report on American schools, Equality of Educational Opportunity
Media studies · Social life · Social science · Sociology · School Choice and Performance · Social Media and Politics · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1971 - 1989 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |