The Nature of play: great apes and humans

Abstract

Part 1: Background and Theory. A.D. Pellegrini, P.K. Smith, Play in Great Apes and Humans. P. Bateson, The Role of Play in the Evolution of Great Apes and Humans. Part 2: Social Play. K.P. Lewis, Social Play in the Great Apes. D.P. Fry, Rough-and-Tumble Play in Humans. Part 3: Object Play. J.K. Ramsey, W.C. McGrew, Object Play in Great Apes: Studies in Nature and Captivity. A.K. Pellegrini, K. Gustafson, Boys' and Girls' Uses of Objects for Exploration, Play, and Tools in Early Childhood. Part 4: Fantasy. J.C. Gomez, B. Martin-Andrade, Fantasy Play in Apes. P.K. Smith, Social and Pretend Play in Children. Part 5: Hunter-Gatherers and Pastoral Peoples. Y. Gosso, E. Otta, M. de Lima, S. Morais, F.J.L. Ribeiro, V.S. Raad Bussab, Play in Hunter-Gatherer Society. J. Bock, Farming, Foraging, and Children's Play in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Part 6: Conclusion. P.K. Smith, A.D. Pellegrini, Play in Great Apes and Humans: Reflections on Continuities and Discontinuities.