| Description |
x, 174 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Evaluating the Care of People With Dementia: Beyond the Bio-Medical Paradigm -- 2. Methodological Framework: Social Constructionism -- 3. What is Dementia? The Medical Model -- 4. Interpreting Dementia: Psychological and Linguistic Models -- 5. The Scientific Construction of the 'Disease' of Dementia -- 6. Medical Diagnosis and the Construction of Dementia -- 7. Society and the Construction of Dementia: The Sociology of the Dementing Body -- 8. The Social Construction of Dementia |
| Summary |
This text outlines the limited knowledge base about dementia and covers the effects which that has on the design of services for people with dementia. The authors have researched designs and methods for assessing the impact of services upon service receivers, including family carers |
| Analysis |
Physically disabled - issues & welfare |
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Psychology |
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Social work |
| Notes |
The social construction of dementia is examined and the authors show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. Inspired by a three-year evaluation of a community care service for older people with dementia, the book uses a multi-disciplinary perspective drawing on theories and ideas from across the social science to provide a new viewpoint on the "disease" of dementia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and indexes |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Great Britain.
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Dementia -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Senile dementia -- Psychological aspects.
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Medical care.
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Senile dementia -- Social aspects.
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Dementia -- psychology.
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Aging -- psychology.
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Attitude to Health.
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Psychological Theory.
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Stereotyping.
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| Author |
Palfrey, Colin, 1939-
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| LC no. |
97201870 97202460 |
| ISBN |
1853022578 |
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