The Social Play Continuum

2010 ◽  
pp. 38-52
Keyword(s):  
Social Play ◽  
The Social

Differences in Variability, Interactivity and Skills in Social Play of Young Chimpanzees Living in Peer Groups and in a Large Family Zoo Group

Behaviour ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 133 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 717-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan A.R.A.M. van HOOFF ◽  
Herman Dienske ◽  
Warner Jens ◽  
René P. Spijkerman
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Partner Choice ◽  
The Social

AbstractThis paper provides a detailed comparison of play characteristics of chimpanzees raised in peer-only groups and in a socially complex semi-natural zoo situation. We expected play in peer groups to be of a lesser quality, that is less variable, interactive and skillful. To test this we quantified details such as the diversity of social play types, the bout length, the way social play is started, maintained and stopped and the use of play signals. The differences in play-type frequencies between the groups are most likely caused by differences in housing conditions and demographics; the smaller sex difference in peer group adolescents is most likely due to a limited partner choice. We found no indication that chimpanzees raised in peer groups played less diversely than those in the zoo. The social play characteristics of peer group and zoo chimpanzees are similar, except for the frequency of gnaws before wrestle and the frequency of play-faces within wrestle. Overall, there are no results from which we can conclude directly that chimpanzees isolated from their mother at an early stage and placed in a peer group are less capable in social play, although possibly it is more clear to the zoo individuals that a next interaction will be 'play'; zoo individuals may need less regular removal of ambiguity about the intention of the behaviour. The few differences between peer group and zoo in their social play characteristics that can be related to peer group rearing conditions indicate that the social development in those chimpanzees raised in peer groups is similar to that of chimpanzees in the semi-natural zoo. This is not to say that providing more natural conditions than is usually done in laboratories is unnecessary. These may still add considerably to the animals' well-being and in terms of animal welfare, it can be concluded that a variety of partners in the housing condition is beneficial to speed of sex-role development in young chimpanzees.

Some Normative Data on Preschool Children's Social Behaviours

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Keith D. Ballard ◽  
Terence J. Crooks
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Social Involvement ◽  
Repeated Observation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Behaviours

Data on rate and qualitative features of social interactions and on peer social involvement in play were obtained from repeated observation measures taken across 14 to 23 weeks on two children randomly selected from each of 6 kindergartens. Session-by-session variability was found to be a feature of the social interaction and social play data, and there was evidence that social behaviours may vary systematically across different kindergarten settings. A case is made for obtaining normative data in each setting of interest in order to identify atypical behaviour and to evaluate the social validity of intervention outcomes.

The use of vocal signals in the social play of barbary macaques

Primates ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Kipper ◽  
Dietmar Todt
Keyword(s):  
Social Play ◽  
Barbary Macaques ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vocal Signals

Parents’ perspectives on the appropriateness of a parent-delivered intervention for improving the social play skills of children with ADHD

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (10) ◽  
pp. 644-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wilkes-Gillan ◽  
Anita Bundy ◽  
Reinie Cordier ◽  
Michelle Lincoln ◽  
Nicola Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Social Play ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Formulae, Wordplay, Verses and More: Where Humor Research Meets Phraseology

Kalbotyra ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 104-131
Author(s):  
Virginija Masiulionytė
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Shared Feature ◽  
Distinct Class ◽  
The Social ◽  
Verse Form ◽  
Idiomatic Meaning

 This paper aims to examine the meeting points between phraseology and humor research, focusing on the role and the functions of fixed phrases in humor discourse. The examples to illustrate certain aspects of usage of fixed phrases for joke purposes are taken mainly from social media such as Facebook and Twitter and include jokes in English, German, Lithuanian, Russian, and Polish. In the course of the investigation, a distinction ought to be made between set phrases (idioms in the narrower sense of the term, proverbs, catch phrases etc.) and fixed phrases in general. Set phrases (phrasemes) have an “added value” regarding their meaning – be it a figurative element, be it ready-made reasoning or behavioral models in short form in the case of adages. In humor discourse idioms – and proverbs – are used mainly for wordplay, in which both the literal and the idiomatic meaning are activated. The wordplay can happen also in verse form. Adages can be transformed or twisted resulting in new parodistic or funny sayings. Fixed phrases outside of the phraseology can be separated into two groups: phrases typical for a particular discourse type and joke frame related phrases. The former, as means to evoke a certain frame, are used in parodistic jokes (e.g., the phrase ladies if he evokes the dating tips frame). The latter constitute a distinct class of fixed phrases which can be found only in the humor discourse: these phrases act as joke formulae und provide a basis for bigger or smaller joke categories. Certain phrases in this group, such as checks notes or nothing like deserve a mention as irony markers with a distinctive evaluative character. The shared feature of all these idiomatic and non-idiomatic phrases is that they are well-known, re-occur in the language and, in that respect, can considered belonging to the sphere of interests of phraseology. Regarding the main functions of fixed phrases in the humor discourse, they can contribute to the social play, provide the cues to switch to a nonserious humor mindset or express evaluation – from mild mockery to aggressive ridicule.

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