文章探讨了美国游戏运动发生的背景、起源、发展阶段等问题。美国在19世纪末和20世纪初兴起的游戏运动,是专家学者、慈善家和政府人士等对美国当时城市化急剧发展、大量移民和迅速工业化导致的对城市居民休闲活动冲击的一种解决方案。游戏运动通过在城市拥挤的地区修建游戏场,为城市居民提供游戏和休闲的场所、设施和组织。美国的游戏运动是当时解决城市发展和休闲冲突的一个方案,在当时起到了非常积极的作用,也对美国后来休闲的发展起到了深远影响。这些思想、举措和形式对我国城市化背景下利用休闲来解决城市化发展带来的问题同样具有启发意义。
The article discusses the background,origin and development of Play Movement in America. Play Movement which took place around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century,is a social action and response to the social problems arising from American urbanization,migration and rapid industrialization by social reformers,scholars,philanthropist and government etc. Through this movement,many playgrounds were constructed in congested city areas. Places,facilities and organized plays were provided first to children,then to people of all ages. It had a very positive meaning and also laid solid foundation for the later leisure development of America. It's of great significance to learn about the ideas,measures and forms,which might shed some light on the solution of the problems occurred in current Chinese urbanization.