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Aging in a Retirement Metropolis

AvGalit Nimrod

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-09-18
Mått:162 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009608855

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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.

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'Dr. Nimrod provides an effective and detailed description of the complexity of aging in place, the importance of addressing effects of aging in a retirement metropolis, the problem of ageism, and limitations with leisure-oriented retirement communities given equity challenges created by catering to people with substantial wealth.' John Dattilo, Professor Emeritus, Penn State University, USA, and author of Leisure Education Program Planning

Innehållsförteckning

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.