Taking a global look at human occupation, this groundbreaking text comprehensively explores people’s participation in their respective lives’ endeavors within their environments, their societies, and with each other. A renowned team of authors takes the view that occupations include all meaningful acts that collectively define and give meaning to daily life. This resource communicates a breadth of new information on the study of occupation–the defining experiences that reflect how culture, values, and opportunities shape everyday life.
• A companion website– www.prenhall.com/christiansen provides interactive self-assessment and Internet links for further study.
• Study exercises compel the reader to analyze information and apply the concepts presented.
• Four new chapters to this edition which address cultural, interdisciplinary, and transitionary prespectives on occupation.
• Provides paradigms for self-assessment and the structure of occupation.