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Leisure & aging : Ulyssean living in later life / by Frances A. McGuire, Rosangela K. Boyde, Megan Janke, Begum Aybar-Damali.

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Leisure & aging : Ulyssean living in later life / by Frances A. McGuire, Rosangela K. Boyde, Megan Janke, Begum Aybar-Damali.
Author
McGuire, Francis A.
Publication
Urbana, Illinois : Sagamore Publishing, 2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Boyde, Rosangela K.
  • Tedrick, Ted
  • Boyd, Rosangela.
  • Jankee, Megan
  • Aybar-Damali, Begum
  • Janke, Megan
Description
xi, 311 p.; 26 cm.
Summary
Providing an overview of the ageing process and its relationship to leisure, this book outlines how leisure can contribute to later life and the environment in which people age. Chapters cover theoretical perspectives on ageing; biological, cognitive, and psychological ageing; motivations and constraints to leisure; living and community environments; and leisure and recreation in long-term care.
Subject
  • Older people > Recreation
  • Leisure > Social aspects
  • Aging
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The aging journey -- Theoretical perspectives on aging / with Bryan McCormick -- Biological processes -- Cognitive processes -- Psychological aging -- The importance of leisure -- Enhancing the leisure experience : motivations, meanings, and constraints -- Time and activities in retirement : on being or becoming Ulyssean -- Intersection of race, ethnicity, and gender : impact on leisure for aging adults -- Living environments -- Leisure and recreation in long-term care / with Judith E. Voelkl -- The community environment.
ISBN
  • 9781571676986 (pbk.)
  • 1571676988 (pbk.)
OCLC
847542155
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library