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The Biopolitics of Dementia
This book explores how dementia studies relates to dementia’s growing public profile and corresponding research economy. The book argues that a neuropsychiatric biopolitics of dementia positions dementia as a syndrome of cognitive decline, caused by discrete brain diseases, distinct from ageing, widely misunderstood by the public, that will one day be overcome through technoscience. This biopolitics generates dementia’s public profile and is implicated in several problems, including the failure of drug discovery, the spread of stigma, the perpetuation of social inequalities and the lack of support that is available to people affected by dementia. Through a failure to critically engage wi...
The Biopolitics of Dementia
This book explores how dementia studies relates to dementia’s growing public profile and corresponding research economy. The book argues that a neuropsychiatric biopolitics of dementia positions dementia as a syndrome of cognitive decline, caused by discrete brain diseases, distinct from ageing, widely misunderstood by the public, that will one day be overcome through technoscience. This biopolitics generates dementia’s public profile, and is implicated in several problems, including the failure of drug discovery, the spread of stigma, the perpetuation of social inequalities and the lack of support that is available to people affected by dementia. Through a failure to critically engage w...
People with Dementia at the Heart of Research
People with dementia are uniquely qualified to discuss the challenges of their condition and the features of effective support, but their voices are all too often drowned out in research and debates about policy. It's time for that to change. Dementia Enquirers is an ambitious and novel programme of work which has tested out what it means for people with dementia to lead research and has developed a new 'driving seat' approach to co-research. This ground-breaking book features 26 research projects led by groups of people with dementia, supported by group facilitators and academics, to make their voices heard. Topics include giving up driving, GP dementia reviews, living alone with dementia, and using AI platforms such as smart speakers. The book also describes how people with dementia shaped the entire programme, and addressed head-on issues such as ethics approval processes and complex research language. A key read for anyone involved in dementia support, this research brings the voices of people with dementia to the fore to explore their experiences of researching the condition.
A Critical History of Dementia Studies
This book offers the first ever critical history of dementia studies. Focusing on the emergence of dementia studies as a discrete area of academic interest in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it draws on critical theory to interrogate the very notion of dementia studies as an entity, shedding light on the affinities and contradictions that characterise the field. Drawing together a collection of internationally renowned experts in a variety of fields, including people with dementia, this volume includes perspectives from education, the arts, human rights and much more. This critical history sets out the shared intellectual space of ‘dementia studies’, from which non-medical dementia research can progress. The book is intended for researchers, academics and students of dementia studies, social gerontology, disability, chronic illness, health and social care. It will also appeal to activists and practitioners engaged in social work and caregiving involved in dementia research.
Encyclopedia of Health Research in the Social Sciences
Featuring state-of-the-art contributions from leading experts in their respective fields, the Encyclopedia of Health Research in the Social Sciences explores an extensive range of topics, concepts, research approaches and theoretical orientations aimed at providing guidance for those undertaking health research.
Music, Wellness, and Aging
This definitive account of the intersection between music, wellness, and aging explores deeper aspects of human nature and later life.
Aged Care in Context and Across Disciplines
This edited collection addresses the urgent need for action and the many challenges in aged care within the Chinese and Nordic contexts, especially highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the book explores the social, medical, managerial, and technical aspects of aged care, offering a comprehensive view of the field. By examining practices and experiences in both China and the Nordic regions, this collection uncovers commonalities, disparities, and opportunities for collaboration. Utilizing diverse research methods, including systematic reviews, theoretical explorations, and empirical studies, the authors present key findings on policy frameworks, healthcare infrastructure, management systems, and innovative care models. This collection is an essential resource for policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and students, providing evidence-based insights and contributing to the development of effective and innovative aged care policies and practices.
Fertility Technology
A concise overview of fertility technology—its history, practical applications, and ethical and social implications around the world. In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman’s uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world. Donna J. Drucker’s con...
A History of the Easterling Family
Thomas Easterling (d.1815) was possibly a son of John Easterling of North and South Carolina, and a possibly a grandson of Henry Easterling of Calvert County, Maryland. Thomas was married to Rebecca Vicars, and purchased land in 1798 in Russell (now Scott) County, Virginia. They had probably moved there from that part of North Carolina which later became Tennessee (their oldest son said he was born in Tennessee). Henry Easterling (1733-1800) was possibly a son of Henry Easterling Jr. and grandson of Henry Easterling of Calvert County, Maryland. Henry was born in or near New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, and married Elizabeth Bennett in or near Dobbs or Duplin County, North Carolina in 1753/1754. They later moved to Anson County, North Carolina and then to Marlboro County, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives of Thomas and Henry lived in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere. Includes chapters about the Easterlings in colonial America.
Over 50? Get That Next Job
This book is aimed at anyone in the job market who finds for the first time in their working life that the next job opportunity does not immediately present itself. You could be in a white or blue-collar role, a senior manager or a general administrative assistant. It applies to anyone in middle age who is struggling to get their next job.After a few weeks, you hit a wall. The world of recruitment has gone digital. Job adverts and the responses required are virtually all now online. You find yourself locked out of an impersonal, anonymous world. There isn't even an acknowledgement of your application, let alone a reply. There is no indication from anyone what you are doing wrong. You feel de...
