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Roopnarine  \nKimberly L. Davidson  \nIn this article, the authors argue for a greater understanding of children’s play across cultures through better integration of scientific thinking about the developed and developing societies, through consideration of socialization beliefs and goals, and, finally, through the use of more complex models in research investigations. They draw on theoretical propositions in anthropology and psychology to describe and interpret the meaning of parent-child play activities in the context of everyday socialization practices in societies in various stages of economic development. Key words: cross-cultural studies; parent-child play; play’s effect on child development  \nTheoretical Considerations and Cultural Perspectives  \nTwo theoretical perspectives on psychocultural processes in childhood socialization that have been useful in studying and interpreting play phenomena in diverse cultural settings have their roots in both psychology and anthropology. The early twentieth-century Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky and theAmerican anthropologists John and Beatrice Whiting were forerunners in stressing the primary importance of the social context and cultural processes (e.g., parentchild practices, belief systems) in interpreting the meaning of children’s social activities and play behaviors (Vygotsky 1978; Whiting and Edwards 1988; Whiting and Whiting 1975) .  \nVygotsky’s cultural-historical approach emphasizes the use of mental tools or tools of the mind (e.g., using lists to remember everyday tasks) in the development of higher-level mental functions (e.g., focused attention and use of memory strategies that are learned; Vygotsky 1997) . These cultural tools assist children in the mastery of skills at the interpsychological or social level between people and then at the intrapsychological or individual level. For Vygotsky, play  \n228  \nAmerican Journal of Play, volume 7, number 2 © The Strong. Contact Jaipaul L. Roopnarine at [jroopnar@syr.edu. Excerpted from](jroopnar@syr.edu. Excerpted from The Handbook of Play Studies)[ The Handbook of Play Studies](jroopnar@syr.edu. Excerpted from The Handbook of Play Studies), copublished by The Strong and Rowman & Littlefield. © 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved.  \nwas central to the development of mental functions during the preschool years (Vygotsky 1967) .  \nLike Vygotsky, the Whitings highlighted the underlying role of social context in the processes of learning and development. By coding the social interactions of young children through detailed field observations in Khalapur, India; Okinawa, Japan; Nyansongo, Kenya; Tarong, Philippines; New England, United States; and Juxtlahuaca, Mexico, the Whitings were able to demonstrate the wide variations in interaction patterns of children and their parents as well as contextual factors that influence them within and across these cultural settings.  \nTheir model emphasized the environment and history, maintenance systems (e.g., subsistence patterns, modes of production, etc.), learning environment of the child (e.g., settings, care givers), behavioral tendencies and beliefs of the adult, and projective-expressive systems (e.g., religion and ideology) in shaping parental involvement with children and childhood behaviors (Whiting and Whiting 1975) .  \nSuper and Harkness (1997, 2002) expanded on the original theoretical propositions ofthe Whitings, specifically those of the physical setting and learning environment of the child. Super and Harkness focused on parental psychology or ethno-theories, customs and practices, and setting as key features of the developmental niche within which children are socialized. Their propositions have been used to discern cultural-developmental patterns in children’s play behaviors in developed and developing economies (see Bock 2002; Rogoffet al. 1993; Roopnarine and Jin 2012) .  \nA Need for Indigenou","cbCaifVLjRO4lFI5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifVLjRO4lFI5","pdf",238113,25,"English","# Theoretical Considerations and Cultural Perspectives\n## Cultural-Historical and Anthropological Roots\n## Indigenous Views and Universal Integration of Knowledge on Play\n# Parent-Child Play\n## Focus on Mother-Child and Father-Child Play","[{\"question\":\"What role do the Whitings’ field observations play in the article’s argument?\",\"answer\":\"Their detailed observations across multiple locations show wide variations in interaction patterns between children and parents, demonstrating contextual factors that shape play behaviors within and across cultures.\"}]","Parent-Child Play across Cultures | PDF",1792072572,63]