Seniorland
Aging in a Retirement Metropolis
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009608879 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009608879 (ISBN)
This investigation into the experience of aging in a retirement metropolis translates research into useful information for people living and working within retirement communities, those looking to move in, and scholars of gerontology, aging studies, developmental and social psychology, community research, leisure sociology, and anthropology.
Despite the abundance of retirement communities in the US, none compare to The Villages in Central Florida. Home to nearly 150,000 residents and spanning an area larger than Manhattan, it is the world's largest retirement community and the only one that can be considered a city for older adults. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 residents and two months of participant observations, this captivating and insightful book delves into the aging experience in The Villages. It explores why people move there, their perceptions of its rapid growth, changes in their daily activities upon moving and over time, social involvement and leisure constraints, and their sense of identity and community. In doing so, this book unveils how The Villages' unique characteristics profoundly impact residents' well-being and offers a glance into the future of old age.
Despite the abundance of retirement communities in the US, none compare to The Villages in Central Florida. Home to nearly 150,000 residents and spanning an area larger than Manhattan, it is the world's largest retirement community and the only one that can be considered a city for older adults. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 residents and two months of participant observations, this captivating and insightful book delves into the aging experience in The Villages. It explores why people move there, their perceptions of its rapid growth, changes in their daily activities upon moving and over time, social involvement and leisure constraints, and their sense of identity and community. In doing so, this book unveils how The Villages' unique characteristics profoundly impact residents' well-being and offers a glance into the future of old age.
Galit Nimrod is a Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Aiming to deepen the understanding of wellbeing in later life, Nimrod has published over 100 articles in leading scientific journals and edited volumes. She is also the author of The Aging of Aquarius: The Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond.
Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Retirement communities; 3. The villages; 4. Big size fits all?; 5. Small communities nested in a massive community; 6. Innovation culture; 7. Self-serving volunteering; 8. Limitations in a land of unlimited opportunities; 9. Bubble communication; 10. Neighboring death; 11. Aging differently; 12. Concluding remarks; Appendix; References; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.09.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 250 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009608879 / 9781009608879 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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