Full Description
Play is a key part of human relationships, and we engage in it during every stage and in every facet of our lives. We develop games to include decision-making, risk, chance, competition, and cooperation, which mirror how we navigate social engagement in our everyday lives. In Playing Sociology: Theory and Games for Coping with Mimetic Crisis and Social Conflict, Martino Doni and Stefano Tomelleri employ gaming as a lens through which they analyze the underlying and sometimes hidden aspects of social relationships and conventions. They also provide five sociological games that can be played by teams in workplaces, classrooms, and other settings to encourage creative thinking and to create abstract ways to explore systemic or ongoing conflicts among group members. This research offers a new way to look at and participate in relational dynamics in both theory and practice.
Contents
Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Rules Are Needed to Play Chapter 2. Envy and Paranoia: The Traps of Play Chapter 3. Sympathy for Play Chapter 4. Sociological Games Chapter 5. Tribe: The Leader and the Sacrifice Chapter 6. Thermopylae: Playing at War Chapter 7. Polis: Participation and Skills Chapter 8. Collapse: Before It's Too Late Chapter 9. Zombies: Every Ending Is a Beginning Chapter 10. Playing Sociology: Notes on Method and Analysis References
