The Role of Play in Human Development

by Anthony D. Pellegrini

While the subject of play may seem trivial for behavioral science, E.O. Wilson noted that understanding the significance of play is an important challenge facing scholars in these fields. Play is observed among juveniles across a number of animal species and is especially prevalent in young mammals, yet it is difficult to define or to attribute functional significance to it. In this book, Pellegrini argues that play is an excellent example of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195367324
• ISBN13: 9780195367324
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"