Children and play / Peter K. Smith ; with a chapter by Yumi Gosso.

By: Smith, Peter K
Publisher: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010Description: ix, 256 pages : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780631235217 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780631235224 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Play -- Psychological aspects | Play behavior in animals | Child psychology | Child development | Psychology, ComparativeDDC classification: 155.4/18 LOC classification: BF717 | .S56 2010
Contents:
An introduction to play -- A brief history of the study of play, and of play theories -- Animal play : definitions and descriptions -- Animal play : theoretical perspectives on function -- Play in different cultures / Yumi Gosso -- Physical activity play : exercise play and rough-and-tumble -- Object play -- Pretend play : description -- Pretend play : theories and functions -- Some practical issues concerning play -- Concluding comments: Play and the middle way.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-246) and index.

An introduction to play -- A brief history of the study of play, and of play theories -- Animal play : definitions and descriptions -- Animal play : theoretical perspectives on function -- Play in different cultures / Yumi Gosso -- Physical activity play : exercise play and rough-and-tumble -- Object play -- Pretend play : description -- Pretend play : theories and functions -- Some practical issues concerning play -- Concluding comments: Play and the middle way.

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