Introduction to Occupation : the Art of Science and Living.

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 MeaningWhat Is Your Occupation?  How Does Context Determine What People Do (And When)?   Biological Factors   Psychological Factors   Contextual FactorsOccupations, Health, Well-Being and Participation in Society Chapter Summary  References   Chapter 2   Cultural Perspectives on Occupations by Michael IwamaChapter ProfileIntroductionRelativism and the Consequences of Culture   Culture in Time and Place   Culture as Shared Experience and Meanings   Science as Culture and Context for Occupational KnowledgeSituated Constructions of Occupation: A Cultural ExampleParticular 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 IndexingInter-dependence and "Amae"References Chapter 3     The Study of Occupation by Helene PolatajkoChapter Profile  Introduction  Ways of KnowingUnderstanding the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why of Occupation   Disciplinary Ways of Knowing   Paradigms for Inquiry   Paradigms for the Study of OccupationMethods of Inquiry for the Study of Occupation   The Question   Design and Data Collection MethodsUnderstanding 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 JarmanChapter 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 PentlandChapter Profile  Introduction  The Structure of Daily Occupations  Conceptualizing What People Do Four Types of Occupations: Necessary, Contracted, Committed, Free TimeOccupational RolesLife ProjectsMeaning of Activities and OccupationsFactors Influencing What People Do: Intrinsic, ExtrinsicDimensions of Occupational BehaviorContextual 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 OccupationChapter Summary References   Chapter 6   Occupational Development by Jane Davis & Helene PolatajkoChapter Profile  Introduction  An Occupational Perspective on Development   An Occupational Perspective   A Perspective on DevelopmentInteractionism as a Framework for Occupational Development    An Interactionist Definition of Occupational Development   An Interactional Model of Occupational DevelopmentChapter Summary  References  Endnotes   Chapter 7   The Occupational Nature of Social Groups by Charles Christiansen & Elizabeth TownsendChapter Profile  Introduction  What Makes Communities Inherently Social and Occupational? Experiencing Shared Occupations  How and Why Did Group Living Develop? Evolutionary Highlights in Developing the Occupational Nature of Social Groups  How and Why Do Occupations Determine a Social Group's Potential to Flounder or Flourish?  Chapter Summary  References   Chapter 8   Occupational Transitions: Work to Retirement by Hans JonssonChapter ProfileIntroductionRetirement as an Occupational TransitionAttitudes to RetirementLeaving Work for Retirement - Why are you Leaving?Different Directions in Retirement NarrativesGoing into Retirement - Why are you Entering?The Paradox of FreedomGliding Into a Slower Rhythm of LifeChange in MeaningTwo Types of Retirement Narratives - To Get Time or To Kill TimeEngaging Occupation For a Good Life as RetireeCultural Images of RetirementReferences Chapter 9   Occupational Balance and Well-Being by Catherine BackmanChapter ProfileIntroductionOccupational Balance   Origins in Occupational Therapy   Occupational ImbalanceWork - Life Balance   Work - Life Conflict and Role OverloadLifestyle BalanceIs Occupational Balance Achievable?Occupational Balance, Health and Well-BeingChapter Summary References Chapter 10    Occupations and Places by Tobi Ballou HamiltonChapter Profile  Introduction  Understanding PlaceOccupations as Experiences in Places  How Places Influence Occupation  Places as Environments for Learning, Play and Safety  How Occupations Influence Places  Place, Occupations, and Well-Being Chapter Summary  References   Chapter 11 Work, Occupation and Leisure by Jiri ZuzanekChapter ProfileIntroductionEmpirical Support for the Work-Leisure Relationship ScenariosLeisure and OccupationLong Hours of Work, Time Crunch, and LeisureChapter Summary  References   Chapter 12   Occupational Deprivation: Understanding Limited Participation by Gail WhitefordChapter Profile  Introduction  Defining Occupational Deprivation  Identifying Barriers to Participation: Five Illustrations of Occupational Deprivation   Geographic Isolation   Problem Conditions of Employment   Incarceration   Sex-Role Stereotyping   Refugee-ismDisability and Occupational DeprivationUsing an Occupational Justice Framework to Address Occupational DeprivationChapter Summary  References  Suggested Readings  Chapter 13 Occupational Justice by Robin Stadnyk, Elizabeth Townsend & Ann Wilcock Chapter Profile  Introduction  Defining Occupational JusticeIdeas About JusticeAn Evolving Theory of Occupational Justice  Distinctions Between Occupational and Social Justice  Using Stories to Consider an Exploratory Theory of Occupational Justice Chapter Summary  References  Endnotes   Chapter 14 Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy: Occupation at Centre Stage by Matthew MolineuxChapter ProfileOccupational Therapy  A Brief Historical Overview  Occupation in PracticeOccupational Science  What is Occupational Science?  Occupational Science ResearchThe Relationship Between the Science and TherapyConclusionReferences Chapter 15 Globalization and Occupation: Perspectives from Japan, South Africa, and Japan by Eric Asaba, Alfred Ramukumba, Annah Lesunyani, & Simon Kam Man WongChapter ProfileIntroductionAn Occupational Perspective from Japan  Introduction  Observations from Japanese Psychiatry   Activity, Time Use, and Technological Trends   Reflections on Past, Present, and Future   ConclusionAn Occupational Perspective from South Africa   Diverse Cultural Contexts   Occupational Choices   Common Occupations Among South Africans   Occupations Creating Communities   Community Development Occupations   Current and Future Possible Occupations in the South African ContextAn Occupational Perspective from Hong Kong, China   Introduction   Typical Occupations in Hong Kong   Technology and OccupationGlobalization and OccupationPolitical, Socioeconomic Environment and OccupationConclusionChapter Summary Glossary  Answers to Study Guide QuestionsIndex