Juego, deporte y cultura en la infancia : el significado del Palín para el niño mapuche
Garoz Puerta, Ignacio (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Linaza, Josetxu (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Additional title:	Games, sports and culture in chilhood : the meaning of palin to mapuche children
Date:	2008
Abstract:	This paper analyses the role of traditional games within Mapuche culture. Games are rule-based and their acquisition has been the object of a number of different studies in developmental psychology. A game's rules and actions are charged with a cultural meaning often taken for granted and a complexity often overlooked. This article analyses how children ages eight to fourteen evolve in their grasp of a game's meaning and its rules, using a group of children playing Palín, a Mapuche game, as its subject. The data comes from observations and interviews of Mapuche children and adults. Our main conclusion is that the game of Palín has a rich cultural and traditional meaning that is reflected in its rules and rituals. The children's understanding of this meaning is a complex process described in three broad stages.
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Language:	Castellà
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Games ; Sports ; Rules ; Culture ; Child development
Published in:	Revista de psicología del deporte, Vol. 17, Núm. 1 (2008) , p. 103-121, ISSN 1988-5636

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