Play in Evolution, Culture, and Individual Adaptation: Implications for Therapy
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Play in evolution, culture, and individual adaptation: implications for therapy.
In this paper human play is examined from the perspective of its role in evolution. A model of social evolution is proposed to extend the model of biological evolution and to demonstrate the central role of play in the social-evolutionary process. Since in evolution play is a mechanism for its process, it demands species members who are playful. Thus, man is a player by virtue of species member...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0272-9490
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.36.1.20