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Moral Discourse and Public Policy in Aging: Framing Problems, Seeking Solutions, and “Public Ethics”*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Phillip G. Clark
Phillip G. Clark
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The University of Rhode Island
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Résumé

Des approches humanistes sont essentielles pour explorer les principales politiques touchant la gérontologie et la gériatrie. Cet article décrit comment l'approche de « l'éthique publique, » c'est-à-dire l'examen des principales valeurs sous-tendant et orientant le procédé d'élaboration des politiques publiques, peut nous faire davantage comprendre les politiques ayant trait au vieillissement. Pour illustrer cette analyse, des exemples tirés d'une étude comparative entre le Canada et les États-Unis sont fournis. Parmi les éléments analysés, on trouve d'abord les principales valeurs sociales formant la toile de fond de cette étude, particulièrement l'opposition entre l'individualisme et le collectivisme. Ensuite, la définition et la résolution des problèmes reposent à la fois sur les faits et les valeurs. Elles impliquent une discussion sur les facteurs sociaux intervenant dans la « crise » du vieillissement, notamment la polarisation des gens en groupes d'âge et la rationalisation des ressources destinées aux soins de la santé. Finalement, la nature du débat public et du discours moral, en qualité de procédé guidant l'élaboration de politiques publiques, est étudiée, et les répercussions quant à l'importance des valeurs dans l'élaboration de nouvelles politiques à venir sont également considérées. Le procédé d'élaboration des politiques publiques, notamment la manière dont il relève les défis associés à une population vieillissante, en dit long sur la cohésion et l'intégrité sous-jacentes de notre société et sur le degré d'humanisme que l'on trouve au sein des principales politiques et institutions sociales.

Keywords

ValuesPublic PolicyHealth CareComparative Gerontology.Valeurspolitique publiquesoins de santégérontologie comparative.
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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 12 , Issue 4: The Humanities in Gerontology Numéro spécial: Les sciences humaines en gérontologie , Winter/hiver 1993 , pp. 485 - 508
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1993

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