"Students of many ilks will benefit from re-imagining Alzheimer's from the perspective of affected elders and their caregivers." - Peter Whitehouse, Case Western Reserve University
"Students of many ilks will benefit from re-imagining Alzheimer's from the perspective of affected elders and their caregivers." - Peter Whitehouse, Case Western Reserve University
Athena McLean is Professor of Anthropology at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She has written numerous articles on aging, dementia, and community mental health.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword, Robert L. Rubinstein Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Dementia Care 1. Organic Sources, Signs, and Course of Dementia 2. Perspectives on Dementia and the Person 3. Historical Background to Dementia Caregiving and the Ethnographic Research Methodology 4. The Research Setting and the Residents Part Two: Ethnographic Case Studies and Analyses 5. Historical and Cultural Context of Caregiving in Snow 1: Three Case Studies 6. Historical and Cultural Context of Caregiving in Snow 2: Three Case Studies 7. Comparing Caregiving of Snow 1 with Snow 2 8. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Dementia Caregiving Part Three: Looking Ahead in Dementia Care 9. External Barriers to Quality Dementia Care 10. Conclusion: Toward a New Vision of Dementia Care Appendix A: Linking Neuropathology to Specific Diseases Appendix B: Dementia as a Demographic Problem: Social and Policy Implications Appendix C: Contributions of Previous Ethnographic Studies to Nursing Home Research Appendix D: This Ethnography as a Journey Appendix E: Methodological Details Works Cited and Recommended Reading Index
Foreword, Robert L. Rubinstein Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Dementia Care 1. Organic Sources, Signs, and Course of Dementia 2. Perspectives on Dementia and the Person 3. Historical Background to Dementia Caregiving and the Ethnographic Research Methodology 4. The Research Setting and the Residents Part Two: Ethnographic Case Studies and Analyses 5. Historical and Cultural Context of Caregiving in Snow 1: Three Case Studies 6. Historical and Cultural Context of Caregiving in Snow 2: Three Case Studies 7. Comparing Caregiving of Snow 1 with Snow 2 8. Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Dementia Caregiving Part Three: Looking Ahead in Dementia Care 9. External Barriers to Quality Dementia Care 10. Conclusion: Toward a New Vision of Dementia Care Appendix A: Linking Neuropathology to Specific Diseases Appendix B: Dementia as a Demographic Problem: Social and Policy Implications Appendix C: Contributions of Previous Ethnographic Studies to Nursing Home Research Appendix D: This Ethnography as a Journey Appendix E: Methodological Details Works Cited and Recommended Reading Index
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