Play
An Interdisciplinary Synthesis
Published on 31. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-0-7618-3042-9 (ISBN)
Description
Play: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis is co-published with the Association for the Study of Play (TASP), an interdisciplinary, international organization of play-research scholars. This volume, the sixth in the Play and Culture TASP series, synthesizes biological, anthropological, educational, and psychological approaches to play. It is a valuable book with chapters from premier researchers such as Robert Fagen and Carolyn Pope Edwards of the United States, Arne Trageton of Norway, Paola de Sanctis Ricciardone of Italy, and Jean Paul Rossie of Morocco. Also included is an interstitial book-within-the-book by Brian Sutton-Smith.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3042-9 (9780761830429)
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Persons
Felicia McMahon is a Research Associate in Syracuse University's Department of Anthropology's Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore / Folklife Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
Donald E. Lytle is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico. Professor Lytle holds a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Leadership from the United States International University.
Brian Sutton-Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Education and Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sutton-Smith holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of New Zealand.
Donald E. Lytle is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico. Professor Lytle holds a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Leadership from the United States International University.
Brian Sutton-Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Education and Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sutton-Smith holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of New Zealand.
Content
Chapter 1 Editor's Note
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Evolutionary Resonances for Play: Introduction; Play, Five Gates of Evolution, and Paths to Art; Video Entertainment May Facilitate Recovery for Monkeys in a Clinical Setting; A Qualitative Approach to Boys' Rough and Tumble Play: There Is More Than
Chapter 5 Cross Cultural Play Variations: Introduction; Children's Play in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A New Look at the "Six Cultures" Study; Children's Play and Toys in Changing Moroccan Communities; At Work At Play: Training Hindu Nationalist Women; Ludic
Chapter 6 The Play Systemics of Education: Introduction; Play in Lower Primary School in Norway; The Mill Lake Hospital: Play in a Middle Classroom; Preschool Teachers' conceptions of Children's "Chaotic Play"
Chapter 7 The Variabilities Adult Leisure: Introduction; Working to Play: college Student Athletes' Conceptions of Play and Work; Community Play: At the Mall; Validity and Reliability of the Experience of Leisure Scales (TELS); Collecting as a Form of Play
Chapter 8 Conclusions: Playfulness and Tricksters: Interstitial References; Index; About the Contributors; Recent Titles in Play & Culture Studies Series
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Evolutionary Resonances for Play: Introduction; Play, Five Gates of Evolution, and Paths to Art; Video Entertainment May Facilitate Recovery for Monkeys in a Clinical Setting; A Qualitative Approach to Boys' Rough and Tumble Play: There Is More Than
Chapter 5 Cross Cultural Play Variations: Introduction; Children's Play in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A New Look at the "Six Cultures" Study; Children's Play and Toys in Changing Moroccan Communities; At Work At Play: Training Hindu Nationalist Women; Ludic
Chapter 6 The Play Systemics of Education: Introduction; Play in Lower Primary School in Norway; The Mill Lake Hospital: Play in a Middle Classroom; Preschool Teachers' conceptions of Children's "Chaotic Play"
Chapter 7 The Variabilities Adult Leisure: Introduction; Working to Play: college Student Athletes' Conceptions of Play and Work; Community Play: At the Mall; Validity and Reliability of the Experience of Leisure Scales (TELS); Collecting as a Form of Play
Chapter 8 Conclusions: Playfulness and Tricksters: Interstitial References; Index; About the Contributors; Recent Titles in Play & Culture Studies Series