Play ReconsideredUnderstanding the significance of adult play in the life of modern societies Within the social sciences, few matters are as significant as the study of human play or as neglected. In Play Reconsidered, rather than viewing play simply as a preoccupation of the young and a vehicle for skill development, Thomas S. Henricks argues that its a social and cultural phenomenon of adult life, enveloped by wider structures and processes of society. In that