The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

The result of extensive scholarship and consultation with leading scholars, this text
introduces students to twenty-four theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on …

Simple Summary The Five Freedoms were formulated in the early 1990s and are now well
recognised as highly influential in the animal welfare arena. However, a marked increase in …

In The Genesis of Animal Play, Gordon Burghardt examines the origins and evolution of play
in humans and animals. He asks what play might mean in our understanding of evolution …

It is now widely accepted that good welfare is not simply the absence of negative
experiences, but rather is primarily the presence of positive experiences such as pleasure …

Contemporary animal welfare thinking is increasingly emphasising the promotion of positive
states. There is a need for existing assessment frameworks to accommodate this shift in …

Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental
perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows …

Over the past half century, in the United States and other developed nations, children's free
play with other children has declined sharply. Over the same period, anxiety, depression …

In debates about the welfare of animals, different people have tended to emphasize different
concerns. Some emphasize the basic health and functioning of animals, especially freedom …

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that
integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor Offers an …