Book contents
- The Aging of Aquarius
- The Aging of Aquarius
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Hippies
- Chapter 3 The Farm
- Chapter 4 Once a Hippie, Always a Hippie
- Chapter 5 Still Changing the World
- Chapter 6 Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll?
- Chapter 7 The Aging of the New Agers
- Chapter 8 Lifelong Community
- Chapter 9 Alternative End of Life
- Chapter 10 Aging Differently
- Book part
- Notes
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
- The Aging of Aquarius
- The Aging of Aquarius
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Hippies
- Chapter 3 The Farm
- Chapter 4 Once a Hippie, Always a Hippie
- Chapter 5 Still Changing the World
- Chapter 6 Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll?
- Chapter 7 The Aging of the New Agers
- Chapter 8 Lifelong Community
- Chapter 9 Alternative End of Life
- Chapter 10 Aging Differently
- Book part
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 discusses the daily activities of older hippies. By exploring what they currently do for fun and comparing it with their past leisure activities, this chapter explores patterns of continuity and change in practice and meaning. It also suggests that the hippies diverse leisure repertoires and ethics of play significantly contribute to their wellbeing in later life.
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- The Aging of AquariusThe Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond, pp. 126 - 155Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022