Holstein, Martha B.

Ethics, aging, and society : the critical turn / Martha B. Holstein, Jennifer A. Parks, Mark H. Waymack. - New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2011. - xxii, 298 pages ;

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.

9780826116345 (alk. paper) 9780826116352 (ebook)

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Aging--Moral and ethical aspects.
Older people--Psychology.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Aging.
Aged--psychology.
Bioethical Issues.
Geriatrics--ethics.
Personal Autonomy.
Social Support.

RA 408 / .A3H65 2011

174.2

WT 104