Critical Gerontology for Social Workers

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Edited by Sandra Torres, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden, Sarah Donnelly, University College Dublin

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: October 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781447360476
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781447360476

Subjects:: Sociology: General Interest, Sociology

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This original collection explores how critical gerontology can make sense of old age inequalities to inform social work research, policy and practice. Engaging with key debates on age-related human rights, the conceptual focus addresses the current challenges and opportunities facing those who work with older people.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of figures and tables
pp viii-viii

Notes on contributors
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Preface
pp xv-xvi

1 - Social work and critical gerontology: why the former needs the latter
pp 1-16

Part I - Critical gerontology as guiding principles for social work with older people
pp 17-18

2 - The lifecourse and old age
pp 19-34

3 - Human rights and older people
pp 35-50

4 - Agency and autonomy
pp 51-65

5 - Poverty and late-life homelessness
pp 66-80

6 - Sexuality and rights in later life
pp 81-96

7 - Ethnicity, race and migrancy
pp 97-112

Part II - Applying the critical gerontological lens to social work research, policy and practice
pp 113-114

8 - Assessment, care planning and decision making
pp 115-129

9 - Elder abuse
pp 130-145

10 - Dementia: a disability and a human rights concern
pp 146-160

11 - User involvement
pp 161-176

12 - Opportunities and future prospects for gerontological social work with a critical lens
pp 177-191

Index
pp 192-196

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