Ethics, aging, and society : the critical turn / Martha B. Holstein, Jennifer A. Parks, Mark H. Waymack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holstein, Martha.

Contributor:

Parks, Jennifer A.

Waymack, Mark H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Moral and ethical aspects.

Aging.

Older people--Psychology.

Older people.

Older people--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub. Co., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"" Ethics, Aging and Society ...is the first major work in ten years to critically address issues and methodologies in aging and ethics...This well-organized volume begins theoretically and offers new ways of thinking about ethics that can handle the complexities and realities of aging in particular social contexts."". --Choice. ""[T]he authors' application of feminist ethics to frail elders rings true to both my clinical experience working with frail elders, and my research experience trying to understand their quality of life concerns...there were true gems of ideas [in this book] that illum

Contents:

Ethics and aging : challenges to the received view

The "critical turn" : alternative approaches to thinking about ethics

Aging and the aged body

The "third age" : cultural ideals, ethics, and the myth of agelessness

Anti-aging medicine

Aging and public policy : a normative foundation

Care and justice : older people at home

The nursing home : beyond medicalization

Working with clients and patients

What do we do now? abuse, neglect, and self-neglect

Alzheimer's disease and an ethics of solidarity

Beyond rational control : caring at the end of life

Aging and disasters : facing natural and other disasters

Bringing it all together.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-14034-9

9786613140340

0-8261-1635-3

OCLC:

731646956