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UNINA9910821179603321 |
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Autore |
Holstein Martha |
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Titolo |
Ethics, aging, and society [[electronic resource] ] : the critical turn / / Martha B. Holstein, Jennifer A. Parks, Mark H. Waymack |
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New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub. Co., c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14034-9 |
9786613140340 |
0-8261-1635-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ParksJennifer A |
WaymackMark H |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aging - Moral and ethical aspects |
Older people - Psychology |
Older people - Health and hygiene |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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"" Ethics, Aging and Society ...is the first major work in ten years to critically address issues and methodologies in aging and ethics...This well-organized volume begins theoretically and offers new ways of thinking about ethics that can handle the complexities and realities of aging in particular social contexts."". --Choice. ""[T]he authors' application of feminist ethics to frail elders rings true to both my clinical experience working with frail elders, and my research experience trying to understand their quality of life concerns...there |
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