Activity and aging : staying involved in later life

Author(s)

• Kelly, John R. (John Robert)

Bibliographic Information

Activity and aging : staying involved in later life

John R. Kelly, editor

（Sage focus editions, 161）

Sage Publications, c1993

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this volume, leading contributors from both gerontology and leisure studies discuss the importance of various kinds of activity to health, social integration and the quality of later life. Each chapter discusses the history of research and theory on a specific issue, current formulations and some implications for the future. The volume addresses such issues as productivity, social bonding, persistence in exercise and specific activities in retirement communities and senior programmes.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: THEORY AND ISSUES Continuity Theory and the Evolution of Activity in Later Adulthood - Robert C Atchley Values as Sources of the Ageless Self - Sharon R Kaufman Meanings of Activity - M Powell Lawton Changing Contexts of Activity - David A Chiriboga and Robert C Pierce Later Life Activity From European Perspectives - Walter Tokarski PART TWO: SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF ACTIVITY Activity as Structure and Process - Rebecca G Adams Friendships of Older Adults Older Women's Leisure Activity and Quality of Life - Carol Cutler Riddick Widows - Helena Znaniecka Lopata Social Integration and Activity Leisure and Generativity - Douglas A Kleiber and Robert O Ray PART THREE: VARIETIES OF ACTIVITY High-Investment Activity and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults - Roger C Mannell Committed, Serious Leisure and Flow Activities Organized Contexts of Activity - Stephen J Cutler and Nicholas L Danigelis The Role of Humor in Enhancing the Quality of Later Life - Francis A McGuire and Rosangela K Boyd Creative Activity and the Arts - Nancy J Osgood Possibilities and Programs Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity, and Aging - Edward McAuley PART FOUR: PROGRAMS AND PROVISIONS The Community, Programs, and Opportunities - Valeria J Freysinger Population Diversity Activity Among Older Adults in Institutional Settings - Judith E Voelkl The Life Course of Activities and Retirement Communities - Gordon F Streib Problems and Prospects Looking to the Future

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA21300968
• ISBN:
  • 0803952732
  • 0803952740
• LCCN: 93002582
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 278 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ1064.U5
  • DC20 : 306.4/812/0846
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aged -- United States
  • LCSH : Leisure -- Social aspects -- United States
  • LCSH : Leisure -- United States -- Psychological aspects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00351552