Chapter 1 An Introduction to Occupation by Charles Christiansen & Elizabeth Townsend Chapter Profile Introduction Understanding the Complexity of Occupation How Do You Occupy Your Time? What Occupies You? Occupations Create Meaning What Is Your Occupation? How Does Context Determine What People Do (And When)? Biological Factors Psychological Factors Contextual Factors Occupations, Health, Well-Being and Participation in Society Chapter Summary References Chapter 2 Cultural Perspectives on Occupations by Michael Iwama Chapter Profile Introduction Relativism and the Consequences of Culture Culture in Time and Place Culture as Shared Experience and Meanings Science as Culture and Context for Occupational Knowledge Situated Constructions of Occupation: A Cultural Example Particular World Views: East Asian Views of the Cosmos An Examination of the East Asian Version of the Cosmological Myth Vertifical and Horizontal Social Indexing Vertical Social Indexing Horizontal Social Indexing Inter-dependence and "Amae" References Chapter 3 The Study of Occupation by Helene Polatajko Chapter Profile Introduction Ways of Knowing Understanding the Who, What, When, Where, How and Why of Occupation Disciplinary Ways of Knowing Paradigms for Inquiry Paradigms for the Study of Occupation Methods of Inquiry for the Study of Occupation The Question Design and Data Collection Methods Understanding Who Understanding What Understanding When Understanding Where Understanding How Understanding Why Chapter Summary References Endnotes Chapter 4 What Is Occupation? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Defining and Classifying Human Activity by Jennifer Jarman Chapter Profile Introduction Occupation in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Occupation in the Social Sciences Occupation in Government Statistics Chapter Summary References Endnotes Chapter 5 What Do People Do? By Andrew Harvey & Wendy Pentland Chapter Profile Introduction The Structure of Daily Occupations Conceptualizing What People Do Four Types of Occupations: Necessary, Contracted, Committed, Free Time Occupational Roles Life Projects Meaning of Activities and Occupations Factors Influencing What People Do: Intrinsic, Extrinsic Dimensions of Occupational Behavior Contextual Constraints Influencing Occupational Behavour Why Study What People Do? How Do We Find Out What People Do? What Do People Do? Time Use Across Countries Over Time Time Use Across Sub-populations The Context of Doing Secondary Activity and Occupation Chapter Summary References Chapter 6 Occupational Development by Jane Davis & Helene Polatajko Chapter Profile Introduction An Occupational Perspective on Development An Occupational Perspective A Perspective on Development Interactionism as a Framework for Occupat