Ethics, Aging, and Society The Critical Turn

Name: Ethics, Aging, and Society The Critical Turn
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ISBN: 9780826116345

ISBN-10: 0826116345

ISBN-13: 9780826116345

Edition: 2011

Authors: Martha B. Holstein, Martha Holstein, Jennifer A. Parks, Mark H. Waymack

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This book will address "second generation" issues in ethics, aging, and society. The proposed book presents the main issues that arise when ethics is applied to the practical concerns that occur in the day-to-day work of health and social service providers. Holsttein and Waymack examine the most critical, cutting-edge issues in aging today, including long-term care, abuse and neglect, Alzheimer's disease, and natural disasters. Key features: Explores new directions in ethical and social philosophy in connection with gerontology Enriched with case studies that are derived from day-to-day practice Ranges from individual/clinical ethics in health and long-term care to ethical issues raised by…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Approaches to Ethical Thinking



Ethics and Aging: Challenges to the Received View



The "Critical Turn": Alternative Approaches to Thinking About Ethics



Ethics and Context



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



Issues in Care



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


Index