Contributions

  • Parks, Jennifer A. - Contributor
  • Waymack, Mark H. - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Springer Pub. Co., New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

74,500 words, Guess

Page Count

298 pages

Identifiers

and 6 more
  • ISBN-100826116353
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010044331
  • OCLC Control Number671465398
  • Better World Books9780826116345
  • Better World Books9780826116352
  • Open LibraryOL24791905M

Classifications

  • DDC174.2
  • LCCRA408.A3 H65 2011
  • LCCRA408.A3H65 2011

Description

"This book discusses second-generation issues in ethics, aging, and society by presenting critical outcomes that arise when ethics is applied to the practical concerns that occur in day-to-day elder care. Key Features: Presents the first major work in over 10 years to integrate the disciplines of ethics and aging, includes case studies derived from day-to-day practice, addresses individual/clinical ethics in health and long-term care and ethical issues raised by public policy, cultural norms, and social attitudes, examines such critical issues as Alzheimer's disease, long-term care, ageism, public policy, anti-aging medicine, elder abuse, and natural disasters, explores new directions in ethical and social philosophy as they pertain to gerontology and care"--Book jacket.

Subjects

Topics

AgedAging174.2EthicsWt 104BioethicsPsychology

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