Abstract:

Game is an important activity existing in every part of the world all the time in which human beings have lived. Games are also a cultural expression of the period and the area in which they appeared. In addition, games are significant factors in the socialization of the children. The forms of games and the toys which are used in those games have quite changed at the present time. One of the most important elements of this change is technological developments. Computer using and connecting to internet which is one element of these developments has led children to a new game understanding. First of all, the game environment has changed. Therefore, most of the games played by children just fifty years ago have almost been forgotten today. The aim of this study is to cast a light upon past games performed by children and evaluate them sociologically. For this aim, the children games going back to fifty or sixty years ago in Sürgü town of Malatya city have been taken into consideration and evaluated

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