Luciano L'Abate

The Praeger Handbook of Play across the Life Cycle

Fun from Infancy to Old Age

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume shows how we play at various ages and stages, and why play is so vital to our wellbeing. Most American adults have little respect for play, for themselves or, increasingly, for their children. Are we losing anything with this attitude? Yes, says longtime clinical psychologist Luciano L'Abate. In a book that has a message for us all, L'Abate presents research showing that play, as one scholar put it, "is not a luxury, but rather a crucial dynamic of healthy physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development at all age levels." The Praeger Handbook of Play across the Life Cycle: Fun from Infancy to Old Age, shows how play and playful activities have developed and changed across recent history, and how their necessity has been the subject of changing cultural and educational views and controversies. The book overviews the history of play, summarizes current research and theory, shows how we play at various ages and stages, and explains why that helps us develop into healthy people-physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9780313359293
• ISBN-10: 0313359296
• Artikelnr.: 26572358

Autorenporträt

LUCIANO L'ABATE is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Georgia State University, where he was Director of the Family Psychology Training Program and the Family Study Center./e He is on the editorial boards of national and foreign professional and scientific journals, and has written over 200 papers and authored/edited 30 books translated worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Arthur M. Horne Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Definitions and
a Bird's Eye View of Play 1 Come, Let's Play 2 Play across History and into
Cyberspace 3 What the Experts Say about Play 4 What Cultures Have to Do
with Play 5 What Parents and Adults Have to Do with Play and Gender 6
Chronological Age Is Not the Same as Development in Play Part II:
Chronological Stages of Play 7 Infancy 8 Nursery, Preschool, and
Kindergarten 9 Elementary School 10 Middle School and Puberty 11 High
School and Adolescence 12 College and Early Adulthood 13 Adulthood, Middle
Age, and Old Age Part III: The Usefulness of Play 14 Physical, Emotional,
Intellectual, and Relational Benefits 15 In Their Best Interest: Play
Therapy for Children 16 Play as Rehabilitation Part IV: Controversies about
Play 17 The Technology of Play Time and of Media Time 18 What Teachers and
Coaches Think about Play Part V. Conclusion 19 A Hierarchical Theory of
Play Competence References Appendix A Resourcesz Appendix B Monitored Play
Therapy Appendix C An Experimental Theory-Derived Structured Play Interview
Index About the Author