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| Who is responsible for this? Assigning rights and consequences in elder care | | Author(s) | Marshall B Kapp |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 9, no 2, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 51-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Rights [elderly] ; Personnel ; The Family ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In the context of providing health and human services for older individuals, modern American culture often depends on formally asserting and battling over a clashing array of rights among respective combatants as a first resort at problem-solving. A substantial impediment exists in a cultural environment that discourages families and professionals, and the agencies that employ them, from recognising and respecting the rights of older persons in a less adversarial and more subtle, sensitive, and flexible manner. This article discusses this barrier, illustrating it in several age-related settings, and suggests a paradigm for addressing the situation. Finally, several current challenges to the rethinking of rights and responsibilities in geriatric and gerontological practice are acknowledged. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981001251 A |
| Classmark | I: L: IKR: QM: SJ: 7T |
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