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Henricks  \nPlay is sometimes said to be paradoxical because it displays one quality and the opposite of that quality at the same time. One of the best examples of this is the copresence of order and disorder. This article explores the differences between orderly and disorderly play. The author emphasizes the ways in which any event can be said to be orderly or disorderly; the identification of cultural, social, and psychological sources of order; and the importance of this theme in the work of some prominent play scholars. Following this, the author suggests a variety of functions for both orderly and disorderly play.  \nAt a recent annual meeting of The Association for the Study of Play, presenters offered two strikingly different views of the organization’s primary focus. During a panel discussion, psychologists Jerome and Dorothy Singer argued, as they have written, that children should not be set “adrift in cyberspace”(2005, 110–35) but rather exposed to more limited and socially valuable forms of media. In the Singers’ view, play is less an opportunity forchildren to express their private thoughts and feelings without reservation than a chance for them to comprehend their place in the human community. Children would benefit, the Singers suggest, from adult guidance in envisioning the wider world and steering their imaginative exploits toward appropriate ends. If parents and teachers choose not to play this role, they should recognize that powerful adult influences are going to come from other sources, including from the makers and sponsors ofthe video games, television programs, and Internet sites.  \nIn contrast to the Singers’ orderly, even civilized, view, folklorist and comparative psychologist Brian Sutton-Smith (2007), who considers play fundamentally an act of“emotional survival,” presented a keynote address in which he reaffirmed his contention that whatever its social functions, play is a consultation with deep-seated, evolutionary emotions. When we play, we prod the  \n© 2009 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois  \nworld—and ourselves—to discover our limits. We willfully put ourselves in precarious situations so that we can experience the emotions that attend success and failure, danger and security. In so doing, we see more clearly the spectrum of our own possibilities. We pursue experiences that enhance our capabilities and prepare us for the numerous, unforeseen difficulties that lie ahead. In SuttonSmith’s view, then, play is as much a quest for excitement, uncertainty, and disorder as it is a search for order, control, and cognitive harmony. Citing his own research with children’s rhymes and stories, he emphasized how children often produce outrageous accounts filled with harrowing adventures, fantastically improbable situations, gigantic bodies (and body parts), and naughty words and behaviors. At such times, players create an uncivilized or even primal world that defies the niceties of adult society.  \nTobe sure, play scholars are familiar with the different aspects of their subject. At times, players seem spontaneous and fanciful; at other times, they behave in rule-bound, goal-oriented ways. Sometimes players compete; sometimes they cooperate. Many play activities exhibit noisy exuberance; others feature quiet calculation. There are times when players comply with the authority figures that try to control them; there are times when they defy those authorities. Players routinely spend hours constructing something in the most patient and fastidious way; moments later, they tear that construction apart. In short, players are equally the creators and the destroyers of orderly form.  \nHere, I wish to discuss the differences between orderly and disorderly play and, in the process, to offer some observations on the impact of each. In my view, although play commonly seems both orderly and disorderly, play scholars should not emphasize one asp","cbCaibpSALbFiGIB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibpSALbFiGIB","pdf",250687,29,"English","# Orderly and Disorderly Play - A Comparison\n## Contrasting scholarly views on play\n## Coexistence of order and disorder\n## What it means for play to be orderly or disorderly","[{\"question\":\"How does the article define orderly and disorderly play?\",\"answer\":\"It treats play as sometimes orderly and sometimes disorderly, emphasizing that the same event can display both qualities. The article focuses on how different elements of play can be judged as orderly or disorderly.\"},{\"question\":\"What sources of orderliness does the author emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"The author identifies cultural, social, and psychological sources of orderliness in play. These factors shape how order appears during play events.\"},{\"question\":\"Why should play scholars avoid focusing only on one side of the paradox?\",\"answer\":\"The article argues that scholars should not exclude either aspect or accept a bland explanation that play is merely paradoxical. Instead, they should analyze how order and disorder coexist as unifying and oppositional forms.\"}]","Orderly and Disorderly Play - A Comparison | PDF",1792072637,73]