Accounting for variability in mother-child play

American Anthropologist

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-284

  Lancy, David F ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Children; Mother child play; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548393270     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2007.109.2.273     Document Type: Article

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