The Impact of

Race and Culture

on Play
Play is how children express their views of larger
society. Children begin to discuss race as early as
three. We need to protect play because this is a
way to end the social reproduction our society lives
in. We can use play as a tool to help discuss race
and play. By having children understand equality,
we can disrupt discrimination and stereotypes.

HOW TO DISCUSS RACE AND

PLAY
BY USING PLAY AS A TOOL IN WHICH DISCUSSIONS OF RACE CAN
OCCUR, WE CAN CREATE A MEANS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION
AND STEREOTYPES.
BECAUSE PLAY INCORPORATES CULTURE INTO ITSELF, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCUSS RACE AND CULTURE IN PLAY.
CHILDREN NEED TO BE SURROUNDED BY DIFFERENT FORMS OF
CULTURE IN PLAY TO CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE IN
PLAY. BY HAVING CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE CULTURALLY
ASPECTS OF PLAY, WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY INCORPORATE
ACCEPTANCE INTO PLAY.
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