This book describes the content and process for exploring and
studying the social, cultural, and personal meanings inherent in
activities. This text examines the potential of activities to reflect
and shape social, cultural, and personal meanings; to communicate
certain physical, affective, and cognitive responses. Activities:
Reality and Symbol guides the reader to a better understanding of
activities and their potential in our lives by examining the
processes of investigating and discovering the dynamics of daily
activities. By looking at activities as never before, this book
successfully addresses activity for its own meaning, symbol and
purpose. This book is organized as a sequential, experiential
learning process that includes structural assignments for interviews,
personal reflections and group discussion. The beginning of the text
presents an overview of the philosophy and the content focus of the
book. Following chapters explain the symbolic process as giving
meaning to the events and activities of daily life, and include an
activity laboratory for experiencing symbol and metaphor. A detailed
examination of activities, and a format for analyzing activities are
explained. Final chapters apply prior learning to specific activities
including play, games, sport, crafts, careers, and more.
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