| Description |
xv, 206 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Child psychology and mental health |
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Child psychology and mental health.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Brian Sutton-Smith -- 1. What Is Make-Believe Play? -- 2. The Cryptic Codes of Make-Believe Play -- 3. Make-Believe Play as a Diplomatic Language -- 4. Mini-Legal Systems Regulating Sociodramatic Play -- 5. Make-Believe Play as an Emotional Moderator -- 6. Make-Believe Play and the Developing Child -- 7. Make-Believe Play in a Cross-Cultural Perspective -- 8. Applications of Make-Believe Play in Education -- 9. Play Therapy |
| Summary |
In this visit to the wonderland of children's imaginative, make-believe play, readers are exposed to both a general, bird's-eye view of the whole of this fascinating realm, and to a closer look at its diverse regions. This volume examines the borderlines between make-believe play and akin phenomena such as dreams, drama, and rituals. Readers will become acquainted with the secret codes of make-believe play. These codes are activated in both covert and overt power struggles among children as well as in the child's internal theater of emotions. Readers will have the opportunity to examine these uses by looking at real-life sociodramatic play scenes. Also, the development of make-believe play and its interface with the child's general cognitive and socioemotional development is traced. This volume enables readers to consider children of various cultures at play, and investigates whether make-believe play and its characteristics are universal or culture specific |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-202) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Play -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychology, Child.
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Play and Playthings -- psychology.
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| LC no. |
2002016949 |
| ISBN |
0275977579 alkaline paper |
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