Theory in Context and Out

Theory in and out of Context furthers discourse and understanding about the complex phenomenon we know as play. Play as a human and animal activity can be understood in terms of cultural social evolutionary psychological and philosophical perspectives.This effort necessarily includes inquiry from a range of disciplines including history sociology psychology education biology anthropology and leisure studies. Work from a number of those disciplines is represented in this book.This volume includes sections covering Foundations and Theory of Play Gender and Children''s Play Theory of Mind Adult-Child Play and Classroom Play. Scholarly analyses and reports of research from diverse disciplines amplify our understanding of play in Western and non-Western societies.