Seniors and Squalor: Competency, Autonomy, and the Mistake of Forced Intervention
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gerontology, Family & Relationships, Aging, Eldercare, Sociology
| Author: | Lisa Johnson | ISBN: | 9781440854002 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | October 25, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781440854002 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | October 25, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
This book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor.
• Incorporates the latest research concerning laws and medical classifications
• Offers the first in-depth treatment of legal and political theory questions underlying the issue of self-neglect by senior citizens
• Includes policy approaches crafted to address the issue at a societal level
• Raises ethical questions based in the role of government in solving social problems
This book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor.
• Incorporates the latest research concerning laws and medical classifications
• Offers the first in-depth treatment of legal and political theory questions underlying the issue of self-neglect by senior citizens
• Includes policy approaches crafted to address the issue at a societal level
• Raises ethical questions based in the role of government in solving social problems
