The Development of Play - Hardcover

Cohen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814714056 ISBN 13: 9780814714058

Publisher: New York University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Play is an important part of our development. In playing, we learn to move, think, speak and imagine, as well as cope with other people. This second edition of The Development of Play addresses these key functions that play serves. David Cohen examines how children play with objects, with language, and most importantly, with each other and their parents. He goes on to ask why we stop playing, and looks at adult games. The Development of Play argues that psychology has accepted too uncritically the Victorian opposition of work and play, and argues that adults can learn to play more.
With its extensive account of recent work in this area, this book is the most up-to-date work on the importance of play and will be of interest to child psychologists, developmental psychologists, and a wide number of professionals involved with children.

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Review

"This book provides a unique, powerful, rich, and nuanced understanding of identity development among Muslim-American youth. The publication of Muslim American Youth is a landmark event in developmental science."
-Richard M. Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science, Tufts University

"Sirin and Fine...render visible the complex lives of a profoundly maligned and misunderstood group--Muslim-American youth. They deploy surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews, and identity maps to explore how Muslim-American youth are creating and re-creating themselves within these politically and socially charged times . . . This is a must read."
-M. Brinton Lykes, Lynch School of Education and Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Boston College

"This book will be particularly useful for any professional who needs well-researched support for what their instinct tells them their community needs."
-"VOYA Voices of Youth Advocates",

"This work complexly and richly captures the diversity in the lived identities of Muslim-American youth, highlighting the power and potential of mixed methodologies in studying the phenomenon of life on the hyphen."
-"Harvard Educational Review",

"With heart and eloquence, the authors illuminate vital concerns about our society's treatment of Muslim-American youth."
-"Youth Today",

From the Back Cover

'The Development of Play' examines our understanding of why children play. In it, David Cohen describes how children's play becomes increasingly complex and discusses how it helps children to grow emotionally and socially.

Edition details

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814714056
• ISBN 13: 9780814714058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184