Busy Bodies: Activity, Aging, and the Management of Everyday Life
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Their acts of resistance-such as going gray, choosing a simpler life, caring for others, accepting old as a self-description-are less a bulwark against loss of self-esteem than they might be if different cultural norms prevailed.
“Rarely noted and seldom valued even if noticed, their acts of resistance-''going gray,'' choosing to live a simpler, less busy life (Katz, 2000), taking the time to give concentrated care to a parent, a spouse, or a grandchild, accepting ''old'' as a way to describe oneself (Calasanti & Slevin, 2001)-are less a bulwark against the loss of self-esteem than they might be if different cultural norms”
From Self, Society, and the "New Gerontology" (2003) · cites this paper as Katz, 2000
Sweeping generalisations about the relationship of activity to wellbeing and health may not be appropriate, with implications for both policy and psychosocial practice.
“This suggests that sweeping generalisations about the relationship of activity to wellbeing and health may not be appropriate, with implications for both policy and psychosocial practice (Adams 2004;Katz 2000).”
From A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life (2011) · cites this paper as Katz 2000
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“Within society, the dominant narratives around aging have primarily been viewed through a de fi cit model of aging (Cruikshank, 2013; Katz, 2000; Lamb, 2014; Lazar et al., 2017; Lee and Riek, 2018; Vines et al., 2013, 2015).”
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- Authors
- Katz, S.
- Affiliations
- Trent University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Katz, Stephen
- ORCID
- Katz, Stephen
- Venue
- Journal of Aging Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 135-152
- ISSN
- 0890-4065 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2051583940
- Cited by
- 724
- References
- 67
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- FWCI
- 9.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Aging Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Keywords
- activity, aging, everyday life, well-being in old age, neoliberalism, active society, self-narrative, gerontology, leisure and recreation, older adults
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