Transactions at play
By: edited by Cindy Dell Clark
Series: Play & culture studies -- v. 9; Play & culture studies -- v. 9.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780761844853
Subjects: Social aspects; Play; Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- James E. Johnson; title: Introduction  -- Cindy Dell Clark; title: Commentary: Play <--> culture  -- Helen B. Schwartzman; title: The cultural roles of emotions in pretend play  -- Suzanne Gaskins and Peggy J. Miller; title: Nine a side basketball in the Kingdom of Tonga : a case study in negotiating gender roles  -- Avigail Morris; title: Is hazing play?  -- Jay Mechling; title: Commentary: The richness of play research  -- R. Keith Sawyer; title: Keeping it real : an examination of the metacommunication processes used within the play of one group of preadolescent girls  -- Julie Dunn; title: Autistic children's play with objects, peers, and adults in a classroom setting  -- Robyn M. Holmes and Jill K. Procaccino; title: Effects of partner on play fighting behavior in Giant Panda cubs  -- Megan L. Wilson ... [et. al.]; title: Commentary: Inquiries into the roles of adults in children's play  -- Artin Goncu and Anthony Perone; title: "It's only play if you get to choose" : children's perceptions of play, and adult interventions  -- June Factor; title: The state of recess in Pennsylvania elementary schools : a continuing tragedy or a distant memory?  -- Michael M. Patte; title: The toy bag : an examination of its history & use in early intervention for infants and toddlers with special needs -- Eva Nwokah.