Revolutionary Developments in Understanding Older Adults' Leisure

Geoffrey Godbey

《休閒與遊憩研究》 1卷1期 (2007/05) Pp. 1-14

並列摘要

Since Taiwan is predicted to become an ”aged society” by 2018, older adults will become a much larger portion of those consuming recreation and tourism services from numerous types of organizations. Understanding the needs and wishes of older adults is, therefore, becoming increasingly critical for recreation and tourism providers. This paper examines two more recent and robust theories, Selection, Optimization, and Compensation(SOC) and Socioemotional Selectivity, which appear to provide a more accurate description of why and how older adults make decisions, including those pertaining to recreation. Practical implications of these theories for the provision of recreation and tourism services are identified.

並列關鍵字

Recreation ； Tourism ； Older Adults ； Theories of Aging

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