Toys, Objects & Identity Flashcards

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Gelman & Davison

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Approx. 60% of US children (middle class) have an attachment with particular loved objects

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Hood & Bloom

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Found that replicas of these loved objects is unacceptable

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Fortuna et al

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Young children spending time in non-parental care are more likely to form attachments to objects

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Fahlberg

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Objects are seen as transition objects which reduce trauma for those moving between care homes

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Diesendruck and Perez

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Objects are an extension of the self created through a process of contagion

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Buse & Twigg

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Handbags are an example of this in adulthood- they are a literal container of the self

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Ward (2011)

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Children who misplace, lose or have objects kept from through their are journey report feelings of ongoing loss- their already fragile sense of identity is chipped away

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Adler (2012)

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Narrative identities are internalised stories of the self that are created and evolved to provide a sense of unity and purpose

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Benefits of narrative stories

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Narrative stories are associated with recovery from maltreated in 75% of children who go on to be adopted (Adshead)
They improve mental health and help being able to respond sensitively to their own future children (Kaniuk, Steele and Hodges)

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McAdams & McLean

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repeated interactions with others allows narrative stories to be retold, interpreted, processed, edited and be subjected to social and discursive influences. The storyteller gradually develops a broader and more integrative narrative identity.

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Erikson

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Links to Erikson’s 5th stage of psycho-social development - Identity VS. Role confusion

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Bamberg (2011)

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Argues that identity is constructed through everyday, mundane interactions rather than ‘big life stories’

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Kids Inc. (2002)

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Only 5% of organisation incorporate children’s views into the design

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Trove Project

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Complementing current research on narrative identities, life books and tangible objects this project created a physical container for children (particular those in care or those who have been adopted) to curate and narrate their most precious objects and stories

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