Introduction to Occupation: Pearson New International Edition - Charles Christiansen, Elizabeth Townsend

Introduction to Occupation: Pearson New International Edition

The Art of Science and Living
Buch | Softcover
384 Seiten
2013 | 2nd edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-03904-6 (ISBN)
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Taking a global look at human occupation, this groundbreaking text comprehensively explores people's participation in their respective lives' endeavors within their environments, their societies, and with each other. A renowned team of authors takes the view that occupations include all meaningful acts that collectively define and give meaning to daily life. This resource communicates a breadth of new information on the study of occupation-the defining experiences that reflect how culture, values, and opportunities shape everyday life.

 

Chapter 1     An Introduction to Occupation by Charles Christiansen & Elizabeth Townsend 

Chapter Profile  

Introduction  

Understanding the Complexity of Occupation  

How Do You Occupy Your Time?  

What Occupies You?  

Occupations Create Meaning

What Is Your Occupation?  

How Does Context Determine What People Do (And When)?

   Biological Factors

   Psychological Factors

   Contextual Factors

Occupations, Health, Well-Being and Participation in Society

Chapter Summary  

References  

 

Chapter 2   Cultural Perspectives on Occupations by Michael Iwama

Chapter Profile

Introduction

Relativism and the Consequences of Culture

   Culture in Time and Place

   Culture as Shared Experience and Meanings

   Science as Culture and Context for Occupational Knowledge

Situated Constructions of Occupation: A Cultural Example

Particular World Views: East Asian Views of the Cosmos

   An Examination of the East Asian Version of the Cosmological Myth

   Vertifical and Horizontal Social Indexing

   Vertical Social Indexing

   Horizontal Social Indexing

Inter-dependence and “Amae”

References

 

Chapter 3     The Study of Occupation by Helene Polatajko

Chapter Profile  

Introduction  

Ways of Knowing

Understanding the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why of Occupation

   Disciplinary Ways of Knowing

   Paradigms for Inquiry

   Paradigms for the Study of Occupation

Methods of Inquiry for the Study of Occupation

   The Question

   Design and Data Collection Methods

Understanding Who  

Understanding What  

Understanding When  

Understanding Where  

Understanding How  

Understanding Why  

Chapter Summary  

References  

Endnotes 

 

Chapter 4   What Is Occupation? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Defining and Classifying Human Activity by Jennifer Jarman

Chapter Profile  

Introduction  

Occupation in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science  

Occupation in the Social Sciences  

Occupation in Government Statistics  

Chapter Summary  

References  

Endnotes  

 

Chapter 5   What Do People Do?  By Andrew Harvey & Wendy Pentland

Chapter Profile  

Introduction  

The Structure of Daily Occupations  

Conceptualizing What People Do

Four Types of Occupations: Necessary, Contracted, Committed, Free Time

Occupational Roles

Life Projects

Meaning of Activities and Occupations

Factors Influencing What People Do: Intrinsic, Extrinsic

Dimensions of Occupational Behavior

Contextual Constraints Influencing Occupational Behavour  

Why Study What People Do?  

How Do We Find Out What People Do?  

What Do People Do?  

   Time Use Across Countries Over Time

   Time Use Across Sub-populations

   The Context of Doing

   Secondary Activity and Occupation

Chapter Summary

References  

 

Chapter 6   Occupational Development by Jane Davis & Helene Polatajko

Chapter Profile  

Introduction  

An Occupational Perspective on Development

   An Occupational Perspective

   A Perspective on Development

Interactionism as a Framework for Occupat

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.11.2013
Verlagsort Harlow
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Gewicht 836 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege
Wirtschaft
ISBN-10 1-292-03904-3 / 1292039043
ISBN-13 978-1-292-03904-6 / 9781292039046
Zustand Neuware
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