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The Gerontologist, 1994
While "disengagement theory" is today largely discounted, it has an important place in the history of gerontological explanation. First we analyze the historical context of this theory. Second, we examine its long-term contributions and deficiencies in terms of finer criteria--standards which we suggest should be used in evaluating current, and future,
W A, Achenbaum, V L, Bengtson
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While "disengagement theory" is today largely discounted, it has an important place in the history of gerontological explanation. First we analyze the historical context of this theory. Second, we examine its long-term contributions and deficiencies in terms of finer criteria--standards which we suggest should be used in evaluating current, and future,
W A, Achenbaum, V L, Bengtson
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Engagement, Disengagement, or Exit: A Theory of Equilibrium Associations
American Journal of Political Science, 2015This article considers the possibility of mutually beneficial communication among groups when any group may choose to unilaterally join or exit an alliance. My main concern is the trade‐off groups face between the informational benefits of associating with others in a large society versus the costs imposed by power sharing and preference diversity ...
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Physiological status and disengagement theory: A study on a model population
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 1973Abstract This paper reports a study of various aspects of behavior of persons in a wide range of age groups. Principal emphasis is placed on behavior that is indicative of the social roles played as a function of age. The subjects include an age range from 20 to 99 years.
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Evolving theories of student disengagement: a new job for Durkheim’s children?
Oxford Review of Education, 2014This paper uses John Furlong’s analysis of student disaffection written over 20 years ago as a basis for building new analyses in changing contexts for schooling. Specifically, Furlong’s observation of the dominance of psychological based explanations for student disruption and disengagement in education policy making holds—albeit an evolving ...
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Ogbu’s theory of academic disengagement: its evolution and its critics
Intercultural Education, 2004The work of John Ogbu on ‘minority education’ has spawned a number of interesting and useful debates in the USA. Having been both an early admirer and critic of Ogbu’s work, I reviewed his work in an earlier Anthropology and Education Quarterly article.
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Entitativity and ideology: a grounded theory of disengagement
2011Highly entitative sub-groups with strong ideologies ensure members are committed to the groups cause making disengagement a significant life event. This paper provides an insight into the current study of the psychological and social factors influencing the experience of personal disengagement from HESGIs.
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1965
In an age of anxiety, detachment seems an inappropriate art, and activity a solution. But wisdom and perspective—so commonly, though conceivably erroneously, attributed to the elders—require a base in leisure. By the term leisure I do not mean the common American association to recreation, that is, the utilization of leisure in particular activities. I
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In an age of anxiety, detachment seems an inappropriate art, and activity a solution. But wisdom and perspective—so commonly, though conceivably erroneously, attributed to the elders—require a base in leisure. By the term leisure I do not mean the common American association to recreation, that is, the utilization of leisure in particular activities. I
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Revisiting the Disengagement Theory with Differentials in the Determinants of Life Satisfaction
Social Indicators Research, 2003This study proposes that differentials in the determinants of life satisfaction can be used to test if the elderly have a new equilibrium. One's global life satisfaction is taken as an indicator for one's inner world and for the elderly, global life satisfaction is assumed to be not influenced by life domains which indicate drastic social changes ...
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