Children's imaginative play : a visit to wonderland / Shlomo Ariel ; foreword by Brian Sutton-Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ariel, Shlomo.

Series:

Child psychology and mental health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play--Psychological aspects.

Play.

Physical Description:

xv, 206 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Presents a comprehensive, integrative theoretical model embracing the whole field of make-believe play research (cognitive, clinical and developmental psychology, linguistics, sociology, anthropology) and its applications in psychotherapy and education.

Contents:

1. What Is Make-Believe Play? 5

2. The Cryptic Codes of Make-Believe Play 15

3. Make-Believe Play as a Diplomatic Language 33

4. Mini-Legal Systems Regulating Sociodramatic Play 43

5. Make-Believe Play as an Emotional Moderator 57

6. Make-Believe Play and the Developing Child 71

7. Make-Believe Play in a Cross-Cultural Perspective 89

8. Applications of Make-Believe Play in Education 117

9. Play Therapy 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-202) and index.

ISBN:

0275977579

OCLC:

48851048