The cultural construction of play

Play and Development: Evolutionary, Sociocultural, and Functional Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 179-202

  Gaskins, Suzanne ^a   Haight, Wendy ^b   Lancy, David F ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203936511     Document Type: Chapter

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