Ageing, Dementia and the Social Mind

Download or read book Ageing, Dementia and the Social Mind written by Paul Higgs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia — with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised around the four themes of personhood, care, social representations and social differentiation Provides a critical look at dementia and demonstrates how sociology and other disciplines can help us understand its social context as well as the challenges it poses Contributing authors explore the social terrain, responding in part, to Paul Higgs’ and Chris Gilleard’s highly influential work on ageing Breaks new ground in giving specific attention to the social and cultural dimensions of responses to dementia