Activity and aging : staying involved in later life
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Activity and aging : staying involved in later life
(Sage focus editions, 161)
Sage Publications, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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
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