Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
ISBN: 978-0-8261-4756-1
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
Delivering the first comprehensive analysis of elder justice and its implications for policy and practice, this book offers a promising approach that ensures the rights, safety, and security of all older Americans. It explains the antecedents of elder justice in the fields of elder abuse, aging, and public health, and describes the opportunities for achieving more comprehensive, cohesive, and integrated public policy.
The text examines the cumulative impact of ageism, racism, sexism, heterosexism, class, and other forms of disadvantage and isolation on the lives of older adults and how these contribute to poverty, disease, disability, abuse, and neglect. It draws from the fields of public health and health equity, and plans devised by international organizations that frame elder abuse as a human rights issue. Practical and achievable goals in the prevention of elder abuse aid policy makers, program developers, grant-makers, and service providers in the fields of gerontology, social work, public health, and nursing in their efforts towards elder abuse prevention.
Key Features: - Identifies institutionalized ageism in pubic policy and practice
- Proposes core principles of elder justice to guide policy and service development
- Introduces knowledge and techniques from the fields of elder abuse and public health
- Provides greater understanding of social determinants and how they are addressed in the public health arena
- Offers techniques for improving access to the legal system for people with physical, cognitive, and communication disabilities
- Offers practical and achievable goals; objectives and recommendations; and models for state, national, and international policy and programs.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
Weitere Infos & Material
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 2: Elder Justice Writ Large and Small: A History
- Chapter 3: Ageism: ""Ism"" or Isn't It?
- Chapter 4: ""Health Justice is Social Justice"": A Public Health Perspective
- Chapter 5: Elder Justice on the Global Stage
- Chapter 6: Elder Abuse as a Threat to Elder Justice
- Chapter 7: Seeking Justice Through the Justice System
- Chapter 8: …and Justice For All: Parity and Fairness
- Chapter 9: Consumer Choice: The Power and Perils
- Chapter 10: Elder Justice in Illness, Death, and Beyond
- Chapter 11: Moving Forward
- Chapter 12: An Elder Justice Agenda
- References
