Dementia and social inclusion : marginalised groups and marginalised areas of dementia research, care and practice / / edited by Anthea Innes, Carole Archibald and Charlie Murphy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820393503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-26684-8; 9786610266845; 1-4237-0996-9; 1-84642-025-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ArchibaldCarole; InnesAnthea; MurphyCharlie <1960->
• Disciplina: 616.8/3
• Soggetti: Dementia - Patients - Care; Dementia - Patients - Services for
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dementia and Social Inclusion: Marginalised Groups and Marginalised Areas of Dementia Research, Care and Practice; Contents; Introduction; PART 1:Dementia and Social Change; 1.Dementia and Social Change: Views from a Sociologist of the Community; 2.Rural Communities; 3.Improving Domiciliary Care for People with Dementia and their Carers: The Raisin the Standard Project; PART 2: Marginalised Socio-Cultural Issues in Dementia; 4.The Role of Spirituality in Providing Care to Dependent Elders among African American Family Caregivers; 5.Death and Dying; 6.Sexuality and Dementia:Beyond the Pale?; PART 3: Marginalised Dementia Care Issues 7. Faecal Incontinence; 8.Social Exclusion (and Inclusion)in Care Homes; 9.Risk Taking; PART 4: Representations and Re-Presentations of People with Dementia; 10.Top-Dogs and Under-Dogs: Marginalising Problematic Voices; 11.Images, Constructs, Theory and Method: Including the Narrative of Dementia; 12.Reaching Out with the Arts:Meeting with the Person with Dementia; PART 5:Future Directions; 13.Medical Perspectives; 14.Social ; Science Theory on Dementia Research: Normal Ageing, Cultural Representation and Social Exclusion; 15.Social Science Perspectives on Dementia Research: Intersectionality 16. Dementia and Social Inclusion:The Way Forward; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining important issues in dementia research and care that are often neglected, the contributors to this book provide fresh perspectives on current practice. The authors put dementia care into a socio-cultural framework, highlighting the impact of social change on dementia care over the last two decades and challenging current stereotypes.