Role of art and creativity in child culture and socialization

摘要: Children’s culture is multifarious and pluralistic, displaying layers of subcultures, meanings, adult influences, extending from infancy through pubescence. It recognized that the arts contribute significantly to promoting children’s wellbeing. Symbolic self-expression allows children express complex feelings hybrid identities. supports validating individual collective not only empowers but also helps improve their health This chapter provides a review literature on role art creativity in child wellbeing socialization. Much written by therapists, educators arts, scholars psychology sociology. Each these disciplines adopts standpoint discuss happiness, sometimes at variance with each other. The foci this include (a) an overview Western history; (b) play culture; (c) spiritual benefits arts. discussion end offers critique some current views reveals gaps existing literature, outlines suggestions for future research directions holistic perspective.