Playful spaces? a social geography of children's play in Livingston, Scotland

@article{Thomson2004PlayfulSA,
  title={Playful spaces? a social geography of children's play in Livingston, Scotland},
  author={Joanne L. Thomson and Chris Philo},
  journal={Children's Geographies},
  year={2004},
  volume={2},
  pages={111 - 130}
}
It is often assumed that ‘play’ is an unproblematic category of children's activity, but consideration should be given to whether it is really an adult construction full of questionable assumptions about enjoyable activities free of stress for the children concerned. This paper offers some empirical materials to begin such a deconstruction of ‘play’ through an inquiry into the social geography of children's play in a Scottish new town. By retrieving what children think about their own play… 
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