Commentary: At Play in the Public Area.

Sutton-Smith, Brian

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Publication Date: 1992

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Commentary: At Play in the Public Area.

Sutton-Smith, Brian

Early Education and Development, v3 n4 p390-400 Oct 1992

Notes the omission of a historical perspective in the research papers in this special issue on prosocial and aggressive play. Maintains that the past several hundred years can be characterized as a time of domesticating children's play, and that more research on rough-and-tumble play is needed. (LB)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Children, Cultural Context, Early Childhood Education, Play, Research Needs, Social History, Sociocultural Patterns, Trend Analysis, Violence

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