Play

Felicia McMahon is a Research Associate in Syracuse University's Department of Anthropology's Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. She holds a Ph.D. in Folklore / Folklife Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.Donald E. Lytle is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico. Professor Lytle holds a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Leadership from the United States International University.Brian Sutton-Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Education and Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sutton-Smith holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of New Zealand.

• Chapter 1 Editor's NoteChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Evolutionary Resonances for Play: Introduction; Play, Five Gates of Evolution, and Paths to Art; Video Entertainment May Facilitate Recovery for Monkeys in a Clinical Setting; A Qualitative Approach to Boys' Rough and Tumble Play: There Is More ThanChapter 5 Cross Cultural Play Variations: Introduction; Children's Play in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A New Look at the "Six Cultures" Study; Children's Play and Toys in Changing Moroccan Communities; At Work At Play: Training Hindu Nationalist Women; Ludic Chapter 6 The Play Systemics of Education: Introduction; Play in Lower Primary School in Norway; The Mill Lake Hospital: Play in a Middle Classroom; Preschool Teachers' conceptions of Children's "Chaotic Play"Chapter 7 The Variabilities Adult Leisure: Introduction; Working to Play: college Student Athletes' Conceptions of Play and Work; Community Play: At the Mall; Validity and Reliability of the Experience of Leisure Scales (TELS); Collecting as a Form of PlayChapter 8 Conclusions: Playfulness and Tricksters: Interstitial References; Index; About the Contributors; Recent Titles in Play & Culture Studies Series