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Aging Together

Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities

Autor: Susan H. McFadden, John T. McFadden

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Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: Johns Hopkins University Press

Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele

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Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age-roughly one-third of whom wil...

Informace o knize

Autor

Susan H. McFadden, John T. McFadden

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2014

Stránek

256

EAN

9781421413754

ISBN

1421413752

Enbook ID

04791899

Vydavatel

Johns Hopkins University Press

Hmotnost

428

Rozměry

229 x 156 x 15

Kompletní popis

Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age-roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will force us all to rethink how we live and deal with our aging population. Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden propose a radical reconstruction of our societal understanding of old age. Rather than categorizing elders based on their cognitive consciousness, the McFaddens contend that the only humanistic, supportive, and realistic approach is to find new ways to honor and recognize the dignity, worth, and personhood of those journeying into dementia. Doing so, they argue, counters the common view of dementia as a personal tragedy shared only by close family members and replaces it with the understanding that we are all living with dementia as the baby boomers age, particularly as early screening becomes more common and as a cure remains elusive. The McFaddens' inclusive vision calls for social institutions, especially faith communities, to build supportive, ongoing friendships that offer hospitality to all persons, regardless of cognitive status. Drawing on medicine, social science, philosophy, and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging, Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love, joy, and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.