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Aging Together

Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities

Autor: Susan H. McFadden, John T. McFadden

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Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age-roughly one-third of whom wil...

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Autor

Susan H. McFadden, John T. McFadden

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2014

Pagini

256

EAN

9781421413754

ISBN

1421413752

Enbook ID

04791899

Editura

Johns Hopkins University Press

Greutate

428

Dimensiuni

229 x 156 x 15

Descriere completă

Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age-roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will force us all to rethink how we live and deal with our aging population. Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden propose a radical reconstruction of our societal understanding of old age. Rather than categorizing elders based on their cognitive consciousness, the McFaddens contend that the only humanistic, supportive, and realistic approach is to find new ways to honor and recognize the dignity, worth, and personhood of those journeying into dementia. Doing so, they argue, counters the common view of dementia as a personal tragedy shared only by close family members and replaces it with the understanding that we are all living with dementia as the baby boomers age, particularly as early screening becomes more common and as a cure remains elusive. The McFaddens' inclusive vision calls for social institutions, especially faith communities, to build supportive, ongoing friendships that offer hospitality to all persons, regardless of cognitive status. Drawing on medicine, social science, philosophy, and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging, Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love, joy, and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.