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Book Detail
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Meaning of Everyday Occupation
Hasselkus, Betty R.
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Category: Occupational Therapy Imprint: Slack Incorporated Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison Dimensions: 10.0 x 0.4 x 7.0 in
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Synopsis:
es, as it is lived through, as it is experienced. From an occupational perspective, the occupations of our lives and the meanings of those o ccupations are essential contributors to the pace and direction of the life flow. Daily occupation is viewed as the essential current that p ropels each of us along a lifelong journey. The initial chapters in t he book address the concepts of meaningfulness and meaninglessness in our lives as well as meaning and occupation. Subsequent chapters focus on the primary ways in which daily occupation contributes to meaning in our livesyas a source of connectedness to others, as a force for we ll-being and lifespan development, as a sources of meaning in disabili ty, and as a repository of creativity and spirituality. Cultural contr ibutions to meaningful occupation and the contributions of experientia l space and place are discussed. Quotations and stories from the autho rFs phenomenological research on occupation and from her own life expe riences, as well as illustrations from literature and the visual arts, are used liberally throughout the book.
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