The sociology of care : exploring theory, policy, and practice : the case of aging
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The sociology of care : exploring theory, policy, and practice : the case of aging
（Social perspectives of aging / Jason L. Powell, series editor）
Nova Science, c2012
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [71]-82) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores the contested concept and theorisation of care and its relationship to ageing. The book analyses the different and complex ways care has been colonised by bio-medical sciences, social policies, and how professional experts have managed it. It also explores the issue of bio-ethics and care and how ethics plays a key role in how individuals may be given access to care or denied due to ethical considerations. The analysis moves to a social account of care in highlighting how recent social policy positions how movements to personalised care can be managed by individuals which raises questions about the nature of power in contemporary society.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Scientific Care or Social Care? The Case of Aging
- Bio-Ethics and Care
- From Western Consumerism to the Personalization of Social Care
- Social Work, Care and Performativity
- Power, Care and Death
- Towards a Sociology of Trusting Care
- Bibliography
- Index.
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