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Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change

By David N. Weisstub , Serge Gauthier , David C. Thomasma , GEORGE F. TOMOSSY (eds.) , Patricia M. Thane (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2001
ISBN
978-90-481-5896-6, 978-94-017-0677-3
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-0677-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9268925 bytes)
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine 10
Edition
1
Pages
256\263
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics; Aging; Medical Law;

Description

Culture, Health, and Social Change is the first of three volumes on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and theNew Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines contest some of the predominant paradigms on aging, and critically assess modern trends in social health policy. How we approach and understand "aging" will have indelible effects on existing and future elder citizens. Acknowledging the cultural variances that exist in the human experience of aging is therefore of vital importance in order to respond to individual needs in a manner that is not paternalistic, discriminatory, or exclusionary.

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