Published by Pearson (October 3, 2013) © 2014
Charles Christiansen | Elizabeth Townsend
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