Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change

Culture, Health, and Social Change is the first of three volumes on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New 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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: D. N. Weisstub (Editor), George F. Tomossy (Editor), David N. Weisstub (Editor), David C. Thomasma (Editor), G. F. Tomossy (Editor), S. Gauthier (Editor), G.F. Tomossy (Editor), Davi C Thomasma (Editor), S Gauthier et al (Editor), David C Thomasma (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 29.06.2009
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
• EAN: 9781402001802
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-0180-2
• Pages: 256
• Illustrations: XVI, 256 p.
• Dimensions (packing): 16 x 24 cm
• Weight (packing): 567 g
• Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine > 10; Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change; International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine; Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change; "International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine " > 10
• Subjects: B, aging, Medicine, Medicine: general issues, Anthropology, Bioethics, Ageing, Medical Ethics, Age groups: the elderly, medical law, Age groups: adults, Medical & healthcare law, Medical laws and legislation, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics