Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing: A Critical IntroductionOpen University Press, 2003 - 191 páginas Presents a critical review of key theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. This book explores trends in social policy, drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine. |
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... ethical decision taking is seduc- tive because it appears to offer comprehensive solutions to both structural and personal dilemmas at the point of contact between helping professionals and older patients . It is an approach that ...
... ethical decision taking is seduc- tive because it appears to offer comprehensive solutions to both structural and personal dilemmas at the point of contact between helping professionals and older patients . It is an approach that ...
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... ethical bubble and , most particularly , the power environment that shapes ethical discourse itself . Ultimately decisions come down either to the ethical judgement of the clinician in so far as this , para- doxically , allows the ...
... ethical bubble and , most particularly , the power environment that shapes ethical discourse itself . Ultimately decisions come down either to the ethical judgement of the clinician in so far as this , para- doxically , allows the ...
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... ethical guidance and the biomedical domain , which Estes et al . ( 1996a ) label the ' bioethicalization ' of problems . This process brings issues about adult ageing within the realm of a particular professional expertise and moral ...
... ethical guidance and the biomedical domain , which Estes et al . ( 1996a ) label the ' bioethicalization ' of problems . This process brings issues about adult ageing within the realm of a particular professional expertise and moral ...
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Social theory and ageing | 8 |
beyond disengagement theory | 19 |
Key Points | 25 |
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