Interpretive Reproduction and Children's Peer Cultures October 8, 2009

This talk by William Corsaro, Indiana University, focuses on two types of routines in the peer culture of preschool children, approach-avoidance play and dramatic role play, and discusses the importance of these routines from a comparative perspective. The conclusion explores universal aspects of the nature of these play routines and also how these universal features can be embellished and extended in line with children's agency, cultural values, and styles of communication.