Chapter 1. Reframing Dementia. The Social Imperative
Part I. Challenging Social Constructions of Ageing and Dementia
Chapter 2. Negative Positioning of 'Dementia' in an Environment of Competition for Resources
Chapter 3. ‘Nobody Cares About Me’. Older Women, Caring and Dementia
Chapter 4. Feeling Invisible and Ignored. Families’ Experiences of Marginalisation Living with Younger Onset Dementia
Chapter 5. Generational Perceptions of Dementia in the Public Sphere. Public Health, Age-Othering and Generational Intelligence
Part II. Autonomy and Dignity
Chapter 6. Developing a Relational Approach to Decision-Making in Health Care Settings
Chapter 7. 'We've Always Thought of One Another'. Relational Perspectives on Autonomy and Decision-Making Among People with Dementia and Their Family-Carers
Chapter 8 Planning for the Rest-of-Life, Not End-of-Life. Reframing Advance Care Planning (ACP) for People with Dementia
Part III. Persons in Relationship. The Dynamics of Care
Chapter 9. The Critical Importance of Adopting a ‘Personhood Lens’ in Reframing Support and Care for Those with Dementia
Chapter 10. Emotional Labour, Person-Centred Care and Problem Solving in Regulating Dementia Care
Chapter 11. Why ‘Person-Centred’ Care is Not Enough. A Relational Approach to Dementia
Gaynor Macdonald is a Social Anthropologist at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Jane Mears is Associate Professor of Social Policy at Western Sydney University, Australia.
![]() |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
![]() |