Dementia Studies A Social Science Perspective [Paperback]

What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementiabio-medical, social-psychological, and socio-gerontologicaland the main principles and ideologies of care.

Key Features

• Provides clarity on the gap between the utopian aspirations of care and the reality of care
• Opens up a series of questions about knowledge and treatment of dementia
• Argues for a transition from positions that place emphasis upon the individual or particular care services to the social, cultural, and economic context
  

What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementiabio-medical, social-psychological, and socio-gerontologicaland the main principles and ideologies of care.

Key Features

• Provides clarity on the gap between the utopian aspirations of care and the reality of care
• Opens up a series of questions about knowledge and treatment of dementia
• Argues for a transition from positions that place emphasis upon the individual or particular care services to the social, cultural, and economic context
  

A provocative and stimulating work that will be used by academics and advanced students of dementia, sociology and social gerontology for some time...This synthesis of dementia studies from a social science perspective is a valuable academic resource. In particular, it highlights the need for future dementia studies to examine not only the micro level of the experiences of people with dementia but also the social systems and processes that continue to shape their lives
Ageing and Society