Download or read book Children's Play in Diverse Cultures written by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1994-01-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illuminates play as a universal and culture-specific activity. It provides needed information about the behavior of children in diverse cultural contexts as well as about the play of children in unassimilated cultural or subcultural contexts. It offers readers the opportunity to develop greater sensitivity to and better understanding of the important cultural differences that confront early childhood teachers and teacher educators.