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Dementia studies : a social science perspective / Anthea Innes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2009.Description: 192 pISBN:
  • 9781412921633 (hbk.) :
  • 9781412921640 (pbk.) :
  • 1412921643 (pbk.)
  • 1412921635
  • 9781412921640 (pbk.)
  • 9781412921633
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.83 INN
LOC classification:
  • RC521
Contents:
1.What is dementia? Unpicking what is \'known\' -- 2.The context of dementia studies: political, economic and social issues -- 3.Caring for people with dementia: utopian ideals? -- 4.Dementia studies within cultural contexts -- 5.Researching dementia and dementia care: implications of the generation of research knowledge for policy, practice and approaches to research -- 6.A model for dementia studies: knowledge generation and development.
Summary: Providing a lively and critical study of the main approaches to dementia studies, this text examines current principles and ideologies as well as presenting alternative ideas for future care and understanding.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 616.83 INN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217363

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-188) and index.

1.What is dementia? Unpicking what is \'known\' -- 2.The context of dementia studies: political, economic and social issues -- 3.Caring for people with dementia: utopian ideals? -- 4.Dementia studies within cultural contexts -- 5.Researching dementia and dementia care: implications of the generation of research knowledge for policy, practice and approaches to research -- 6.A model for dementia studies: knowledge generation and development.

Providing a lively and critical study of the main approaches to dementia studies, this text examines current principles and ideologies as well as presenting alternative ideas for future care and understanding.

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