Frequency of parallel, associative, and co-operative play in British children of different socioeconomic status

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 587-592

  Dyer, Sally ^a   Moneta, Giovanni B ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's play; Gender; Social play; Sociodramatic play; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745605565     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.5.587     Document Type: Article

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