APPENDIX 4

CHILDREN’S TOYS

1. CHILDREN’S TOYS

                  Which toys do girls and boys respectively play with at different ages?

2. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDES TO TOYS AND PLAY

                  How do children relate to toys and play at different ages?

11. CHILDREN’S HOME LOCATION, TOYS AND PLAY

                  How do children from different home locations relate to toys and play?         

12. CHILDREN’S HOME TYPE, TOYS AND PLAY

                  How do children from different home types related to toys and play?

CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS

21. CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS

                  Children’s favourite toys generally?

22. CHILDREN AT SPECIFIC AGES AND THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS

                  Which toys are the children’s favourite toys at different ages?

23. CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES IN RELATION TO THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS

                  What are the children’s immediate surroundings in relation to their favourite toys?

24. CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS AND PARENT’S GENDER, LIFE PATTERN, PROFESSION/JOB AND DAILY LIFE

                  Which jobs/positions do parents tend to have if their children select a given toy as their favourite toy?

25. CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS AND THEIR PARENTS’ HOBBIES/INTERESTS

                  Which hobby or special interest do the parents have if their children select a given toy as their favourite toy?

26. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDE TO THEIR FAVOURITE TOY

                  What do children think of their favourite toy?

27. CHILDREN’S FAVOURITE TOYS COMPARED TO THEIR PARENTS’ FAVOURITE TOYS

                  Do children manifest the same toy interests as their parents in choosing the same given toys as their parents                       did when they were children?

28. CHILDREN’S PLAY WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS

                  How do children play with their favourite toys?

29. CHILDREN’S PLAY WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS AND SUPPLEMENTARY TOYS

                  Which other toys are used to supplement play when the children play with their favourite toys?

PARENTS’ FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD TOYS

31. PARENTS’ FAVOURITE TOYS

                  Which toys were the parents’ favourites when they were children?

32. PARENTS’ AGES AND THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS

                  Which toys did parents own and play with when they were children of the same age their children are now?

33. PARENTS’ CIRCUMSTANCES, WORKING HOURS, NO. OF DAYS ANNUAL HOLIDAY AND TIME AVAILABLE FOR HOBBIES

                  What hours do parents work? How much holiday do they have? How much time do they have for pursuing                               hobbies?

34. PARENTS’ FAVOURITE TOYS AND THEIR LIFESTYLES

                  Is there a connection between parents’ favourite childhood toys and their current lifestyle?

35. PARENTS’ FAVOURITE TOYS AND THEIR HOBBIES/INTERESTS

                  Is there a connection between the parents’ favourite childhood toys and their current interests/hobbies?

36. PARENTS’ ATTITUDE TO THEIR FAVOURITE TOYS

                  What do the parents think about their own favourite toys?

37. PARENTS’ FAVOURITE TOYS AND EDUCATION

                  Is there a connection between the parents’ favourite childhood toy and their education?

38. PARENTS’ PLAY WITH THEIR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD TOY

                  How did the parents play with their favourite toys?

39. PARENTS’ PLAY WITH THEIR FAVOURITE TOY AND SUPPLEMENTARY TOYS

                  Which other toys were used to supplement play when the parents used to play with their favourite toys?

TOYS CHILDREN WANT TO OWN

41. TOYS CHILDREN WANT TO OWN

                  Which toys do children generally want to own?

42. TOYS CHILDREN WANT TO OWN AT DIFFERENT AGES

                  Which toys do children want to own at different ages?

43. TOYS CHILDREN WANT TO OWN VIS-À-VIS CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES

                  Is there a correlation between the child’s immediate surroundings and the toys he wants to own?

44. TOYS CHILDREN WANT TO OWN AND THEIR PARENTS’ LIFESTYLES

                  What connection is there between parents’ lifestyles and the toys their children wish to own?

45. TOYS CHILDREN WISH TO OWN AND THEIR PARENTS’ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

                  Is there a connection between the toys children wish to own and their parents’ interests/hobbies?

46. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDE TO THE TOYS THEY WISH TO OWN

                  What do children imagine about the toys they wish to own?

47. TOYS CHILDREN WISH TO OWN VIS-À-VIS MARKETING

                  Which aspects are relevant in connection with marketing and motivating children?

48. TOYS CHILDREN WISH TO OWN AND PLAY

                  Which motivating play concepts do children associate with the toys they wish to own?

49. TOYS CHILDREN WISH TO OWN AND SUPPLEMENTARY TOYS

                  What kinds of supplementary toys do children associate with the play concept?

TOYS CHILDREN DISLIKE

51. TOYS CHILDREN DISLIKE

                  Which toys are generally disliked by children?

52. TOYS CHILDREN DISLIKE AT A CERTAIN AGE

                  Which toys are generally disliked by children at certain ages?

53. CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES RELATIVE TO TOYS THEY DISLIKE

                  What are children’s circumstances relative to toys they dislike?

54. TOYS CHILDREN DISLIKE VIS-À-VIS THEIR PARENTS’ LIFESTYLE

                  Is there any connection between parents’ lifestyles and the toys their children dislike?

55. TOYS CHILDREN DISLIKE VIS-À-VIS PARENTS’ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

                  Which hobbies and interests do parents tend to have when their children dislike a certain toy?

56. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDE TO TOYS

                  What negative thoughts do the children have about the toys?

57. TOYS RELATIVE TO MARKETING

                  Which aspects of marketing and motivation are seen as negative?

58. TOYS AND PLAY

                  Which aspects of the play concepts are regarded as being negative?

59. TOYS AND SUPPLEMENTARY TOYS

                  What kinds of supplementary toys are associated with a negative play concept?

CHILDREN AND GAMES

61. TYPES OF GAMES

                  Which games do children generally own?

62. TYPES OF GAMES CHILDREN PLAY AT CERTAIN AGES

                  Which types of games do children tend to play at which ages?

63. TYPES OF GAMES AND CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES

                  What are children’s circumstances relative to certain types of games?

64. TYPES OF GAMES AND PARENTS’ LIFESTYLES

                  Which types of games and games do children tend to play when their parents have a certain lifestyle?

65. CHILDREN’S GAMES AND THEIR PARENTS’ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

                  Which hobbies and interests do parents tend to have when their children play certain games?

66. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDE TO GAMES

                  What do children think about various types of games?

67. GAMES AS SIMULATION OF REAL EVENTS

                  Which simulation factors are relevant for different types of games?

68. GAMES AND PRODUCTION METHODS

                  Which attitudes do children see as acceptable within the various play concepts?

69. GAMES AND TOYS

                  Which games can be used to supplement toys?

CHILDREN AND COMPUTER GAMES

71.-79. The same research topics as for CHILDREN AND GAMES.

CHILDREN, ANIMALS AND TOYS

81. CHILDREN AND ANIMALS

                  Which animals do children own at different ages?

82. CHILDREN, ANIMALS, TOYS AND PLAY

                  What influence do obligations to look after animals have on children’s play?

CHILDREN, PARENTS AND PLAY WITH TOYS

91. CHILDREN AND PARENTS PLAY TOGETHER

                  How do children and adults play together?

92. PLAY/GAMES CHILDREN AT SPECIFIC AGES PLAY WITH THEIR PARENTS

                  What do children at specific ages play with their parents?

93. PLAY AND CHILDREN’S CIRCUMSTANCES

                  What connection is there between the children’s immediate surroundings and the games they play with their                       parents?

94. PLAY AND PARENTS’ LIFESTYLE

                  Which types of games and games do children tend to play when their parents have a specific lifestyle?

95. PLAY AND PARENTS’ HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

                  Which hobbies and interests do parents tend to have when they play specific games with their children?

96. CHILDREN’S ATTITUDE TO PLAY WITH THEIR PARENTS

                  What do children think about playing with their parents?

97. PLAY IN RELATION TO REALITY

                  What simulation factors apply to play between parents and children?

98. PLAY AND PRODUCTION METHODS

                  What attitudes do children see as acceptable for the various play concepts?

99. PLAY AND GAMES

                  Which forms of games and play supplement each other?

 

 

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