The research and theoretical contributions of international and
multidisciplinary scholars have advanced our understanding of the
role of play in evolution and behavior. The diverse articles in
this volume range from theoretical and conceptual advances,
scientific investigations, to discourse about applied issues and
different dimensions of play. The authors provide excursions into
the adaptive, cultural, and social significance of play. The
databased papers fall into four categories: the role of age,
gender, and ethnicity in play participation, social-cognitive
connections to play, fighting and play fighting, and play and
process in adulthood.
Play is defined as behavior that is not necessary to survival
and yet is undertaken voluntarily as a method by which to improve
the quality of life. This study, addressing the definition, role,
and characteristics of play, falls within the research of
education, psychology, anthropology, sociology, leisure studies,
and primatology. The play of humans and nonhumans takes a variety
of forms and serves multiple purposes within mental and emotional
states of being. The motivation and impact of play behavior varies
with the type of play performed. The studies included in this
volume address simple games, more complex creative activities, the
emotional implications of play throughout adult life, and the role
of play in human social construction.
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