The Aging of Aquarius

The Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond

Galit Nimrod (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

270 Seiten

2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-30408-5 (ISBN)

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The so-called 'flower children' of the 1960s are now over 60, comprising a significant part of the older American population. Based on 40 in-depth interviews and participant observation methods, this book offers the first study of the hippies' present realities and aging experiences.

There is no group of individuals more iconic of 1960s counterculture than the hippies – the long-haired, colorfully dressed youth who rebelled against mainstream societal values, preached and practiced love and peace, and generally sought more meaningful and authentic lives. These 'flower children' are now over sixty and comprise a significant part of the older population in the United States. While some hippies rejoined mainstream American society as they grew older, others still maintain the hippie ideology and lifestyle. This book is the first to explore the aging experience of older hippies by examining aspects related to identity, generativity, daily activities, spirituality, community, end-of-life care, and wellbeing. Based on 40 in-depth interviews with lifelong, returning, and past residents of The Farm, an intentional community in Tennessee that was founded in 1971 and still exists today, insights into the subculture of aging hippies and their keys to wellbeing are shared.

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 collective volumes, and presented her studies at numerous international conferences. Her significant contributions were acknowledged, among others, by Academia Europea and the American Academy of Leisure Studies.

1. Introduction; 2. The hippies; 3. The Farm; 4. Once a hippie, always a hippie; 5. Still changing the world; 6. Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll?; 7. The aging of the New Agers; 8. Lifelong community; 9. Alternative end of life; 10. Aging differently; Appendix; Endnotes; References; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.12.2022
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 230 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-009-30408-9 / 1009304089
ISBN-13	978-1-009-30408-5 / 9781009304085
Zustand	Neuware