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Play : its role in development and evolution / edited by Jerome S. Bruner, Alison Jolly, Kathy Sylva.

Title
Play : its role in development and evolution / edited by Jerome S. Bruner, Alison Jolly, Kathy Sylva.
Publication
Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1976

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Additional Authors
  • Bruner, Jerome S. (Jerome Seymour)
  • Jolly, Alison
  • Sylva, Kathy
Description
716 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 20 cm.
Subject
  • Child development
  • Play
  • Primates > Evolution
  • Play
  • Child Development
  • Play and Playthings
  • Children Development Role of play
  • Primates Evolution Role of play
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The evolutionary context: Why play evolved in animals and man -- Play signals and meta-communication -- Play and the world of objects and tools: Mastery play -- Play, exploration and novelty -- Play, problem-solving and tool use -- Play and the social world: Early interaction play -- Co-operation and competition -- Playing sex roles -- The special case of games -- Cultural indoctrination through play -- Factors disrupting play -- Play and the world of symbols: Pretend play -- Play and language -- Play and creativity -- Play and civilization.
ISBN
0140226443 (pbk)
LCCN
gb^85036781^
OCLC
  • 12947306
  • SCSB-12126474
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library