>It seems that Mike Mascolo has moved (perhaps) some way
>from the notion as I would understand it of 'role
>playing'. Isn't the word 'playing' rather central
>to all this? What Mike describes sounds far
>removed from 'play', unless others or he himself
>at times might question how 'authentic' he is
>in being father or whatever.
>
Agreed. I get the feeling this discussion is confounding role 'playing'
with the idea of reciprocal role relationships. I construe these rather
differently, although I suspect there are overlaps depending on peoples'
circumstances. It might help to expand on both.
Bill.
Bill Ramsay,
Dept. of Educational Studies,
University of Strathclyde,
Jordanhill Campus,
GLASGOW,
G13 1PP,
Scotland.
'phone: +44 (0)141 950 3364
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e-mail: w.ramsay@strath.ac.uk
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