What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia--bio-medical, social-psychological, and socio-gerontological--and 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 ...
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What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia--bio-medical, social-psychological, and socio-gerontological--and 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
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Add this copy of Dementia Studies: A Social Science Perspective to cart. $66.67, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2009 by Sage Publications Ltd.