Wildly entertaining and full of laughs, Leisureville is also an important book on a major, under-reported trend. Leisureville is a first-hand look at the growing phenomenon of gated retirement communities where children are not permitted. Blechman throws himself into these segregated senior utopias with characteristic abandon - he rides golf carts, plays bingo, and chafes at the make-believe history and detachment from the outside world - and repeatedly samples the nightlife with a ladies' man named Mr Midnight. Blechman's journey begins when his next-door-neighbours suddenly pick up and move to a retirement community called 'The Villages' - the largest gated retirement community in the world. Connected by miles of golf-cart paths, The Villages is a city of nearly 100,000 (and growing) - and the exclusion of children is one of the foundations of the development. And it is only one of a rapidly growing number of age-segregated communities in the Western world. This social trend is also on the rise in Australia, with an ageing population of Baby Boomers who are retiring younger and in generally better health than their forebears. A fascinating blend of serious history, social criticism, and hilarious, engaging reportage, Leisureville is also a reminder that life really does begin at 50!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
ISBN-13
9780702237096
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96148626
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Family Sociology, Human Biology
Author
Andrew D. Blechman
Publication Name
Leisureville: Adventures in a World Without Children
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
227mm
Item Width
151mm
Item Weight
324g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Andrew D. Blechman
Topic
Mental Health
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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