| Description |
xi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Evolutionary origins of play: On the origins of play / Gordon M. Burghardt. Play in ungulates / John A. Byers -- The study of play in mammals: The (four) whys and wherefores of play in cats / Paul Martin. Play in rodents / Graham J. Hole and Dorothy F. Einon. Social play in monkeys / Neil Chalmers -- Reflections on animal and human play: Analysis of play behaviour / Dietland Müller-Schwarze. Play and behavioural flexibility / Robert Fagen. Repertoire, style and format / Dennis Palmer Wolf -- The study of children's play: Object play, problem-solving and creativity in children / Peter K. Smith and Tony Simon. Imaginary playmates and other useful fantasies / John T. Partington and Catherine Grant. Rough-and-tumble in preschool and playground / Anne P. Humphreys and Peter K. Smith -- Varied perspectives on play and games in humans: Playing for keeps / Sue Taylor Parker. Play in anthropological perspective / David F. Lancy. The idealization of play / Brian Sutton-Smith and Diana Kelly-Byrne |
| Analysis |
Children Development Role of play |
| Notes |
First published in paperback 1986 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Play behavior in animals.
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Psychology, Comparative.
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Play and Playthings.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Author |
Smith, Peter K.
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| LC no. |
84016723 |
| ISBN |
0631134921 |
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0631149171 (paperback) |
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