Children's Play and Culture

Catalog description

An intensive examination of children's play. Theoretical and empirical contributions from psychology and anthropology as a developmental and cross-cultural foundation for the following topics: the historical development of the concept of childhood; theories of play; conceptions of play and work; the functions of play; play and child development; gender differences; cross-cultural forms of play; and children's peer cultures. Also listed as PY-342 . Psychology majors should register for PY-342 .