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Individuals must define productive aging for themselves. Some older adults may choose to work or need to work to meet financial obligations. Others may leave the workforce to provide care for spouses, siblings, or grandchildren. Many older adults cherish their free time to pursue hobbies, while others choose to volunteer. This chapter addresses the Grand Challenge Advance Long and Productive Lives and closely examines formal volunteering as a means of staying actively engaged in older adulthood. Additionally, this chapter discusses the importance of volunteerism as one strategy for advancing long and productive lives.
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Jones, A.L., Kolomer, S.R. (2019). Advance Long and Productive Lives. In: Sanders, S., Kolomer, S., Waites Spellman, C., Rizzo, V. (eds) Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26334-8_4
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