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The Social Construction of Dementia: Confused Professionals?
Colin Palfrey
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Description for The Social Construction of Dementia: Confused Professionals?
Paperback. In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JMM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Furthermore, the authors argue, the various explanations of the causes of dementia are nothing but speculation dressed up as theories, which serve only to confuse the carers.
Based on an intensive three-year-long evaluation of a community care service for older people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853022579
SKU
V9781853022579
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Colin Palfrey
Nancy Harding is a Lecturer at Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds University. Colin Palfrey is Education Consultant at the Institute of Health Care Studies, University of Wales, Swansea.
Reviews for The Social Construction of Dementia: Confused Professionals?
The book deserves to be widely read by sociologists, medical practioners, social workers, nurses, and others: it provides alternative understandings of dementia upon which new forms of practice might be developed. Most important, however is the challenge with which the book confronts its readers: to deconstruct their own fears of ageing, dying and death, and reflect upon embeddedness of these ... Read more