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

Author/creator Holstein, Martha author.
Other author Parks, Jennifer A., author.
Other author Waymack, Mark H., author.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2011.
Descriptionxxii, 298 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

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.
Review "This book discusses second-generation issues in ethics, aging, and society by presenting critical outcomes that arise when ethics is applied to the practical concerns that occur in day-to-day elder care. Key Features: Presents the first major work in over 10 years to integrate the disciplines of ethics and aging, includes case studies derived from day-to-day practice, addresses individual/clinical ethics in health and long-term care and ethical issues raised by public policy, cultural norms, and social attitudes, examines such critical issues as Alzheimer's disease, long-term care, ageism, public policy, anti-aging medicine, elder abuse, and natural disasters, explores new directions in ethical and social philosophy as they pertain to gerontology and care"--Book jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010044331
ISBN9780826116345 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826116345 (alk. paper)

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Laupus Books - Stacks WT 104 H757E 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold