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Disability, dependence and old age — problematic constructions
Author(s)	Sharon Dale Stone
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 22, no 1, Spring 2003
Pages	pp 59-68
Source	http://www.utpjournals.com
Keywords	Physical disabilities ; Independence ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Attitude ; Canada.
Annotation	This paper argues that fear of ageing can more precisely be recognised as a fear of disability, and that fear of disability can be centrally understood as a fear of dependence. Accordingly, we are not likely to see older people being treated as important members of society until we see a change in attitudes towards disability. The argument is developed with reference to a consideration of attitudes toward and treatment of older people and people with disabilities, a consideration of the social construction of dependency, and an examination of statistics of the Canadian population of people with disabilities. The ubiquity of disability across all age groups means that there needs to be a reconceptualisation of disability as part of the human experience. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051010203 A
Classmark	BN: C3: TOB: DP: 7S
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