kindergardeners playing house? how do you classify that kind of play?

Question

the children are engaging in what type of play?
Collaborative

comparative

cooperative

or collective play?

Answer 1

You want us to do your homework for you don't you. Think about your average Kindergarteners playing house , what do YOU think the answer is.

Answer 2

I would suggest comparative, simply because they are 'aping' or copying a social function they see other/older authority figures engaging in. Since it is established that children (of all species) learn by copying the behavior of their parents, they mimic their behavior as a way to understand the roles they are expected to fit, thus it is something by which they 'compare' themselves.

Answer 3

Cooperative
but it is really a bunch of societal brainwashing. I'm assuming the woman is mother and help mate? What's really wrong with Mr. Mom?

Answer 4

cooperative is what people like you to believe
but I think its rather hierarchy., so I would say comparative.
Instead of coop. children learn the different tasks in running a home.
learning the difference is being comparative.

Answer 5

I would say comparative. They are imitating what they see at home and on tv.