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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Springer, cop. 2011Description: xxii, 298 s. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780826116345
  • 0826116345
  • 9780826116352
  • 0826116353
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2 22
LOC classification:
  • RA408.A3
NLM classification:
  • WT 104
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.
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Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 174.2 Holstein Checked out 2026-04-27 6004300025270
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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