Children and play
By: Peter K. Smith ; with a chapter by Yumi Gosso.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780631235217; 9780631235224
Subjects: Play -- Psychological aspects; Play behavior in animals; Child psychology; Child development; Psychology, Comparative
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to play; title: A brief history of the study of play, and of play theories; title: Animal play : definitions and descriptions; title: Animal play : theoretical perspectives on function; title: Play in different cultures / Yumi Gosso; title: Physical activity play : exercise play and rough-and-tumble; title: Object play; title: Pretend play : description; title: Pretend play : theories and functions; title: Some practical issues concerning play; title: Concluding comments: Play and the middle way.