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Globalisation and older people: effects of markets and migration
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 22(5), September 2002, pp.647-663.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper discusses the material aspects of globalisation and the effects of the movements of trade, capital and people around the world on older men and women. While some older people have benefited, most notably where pensions and health care are well developed, the majority of older men and women are among the poor who have not. Free trade, economic restructuring, the globalisation of finance, and the surge in migration, have in most parts of the world tended to produce harmful consequences for older people. These developments have been overseen, and sometimes dictated, by inter-governmental organisations such as the International Monetary Foundation, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation.
Dilemmas and ethics: social work practice in the detection and management of abused older women and men
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 14(1), 2002, pp.79-94.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Social workers in a multi-ethnic area of the UK interviewed about elder abuse produced a dominant discourse ignoring issues of emancipatory practice relating to diversity and difference (gender and ethnicity) and oversimplified the complexity of elder abuse cases. They worked in an organisational climate providing insufficient resources to deal with cases of elder abuse once identified, and imposing performance indicators taking no account of practical and ethical aspects of abuse of older women and men. It was rare for an elder abuse case to have a good outcome, hence staff were faced with situations (defined as dilemmas) where no decision was likely to benefit users. Ethical practice gave way to avoidance of ethical issues and a reliance on guidelines and management aims. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580.)
On-line CPHVA project
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 74(11), November 2001, pp.418-420.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
The CPHVA is working with South and West Devon Health Authority to develop on-line learning materials to help practitioners identify and begin to address their information management and technology (IM&T) learning needs. Outlines the policy and practice context and the opportunity the projects offers to CPHVA members.
Understanding old age: critical and global perspective
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 194p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Takes a critical look at the vision of ageing, which often portrays older people as an ever growing burden on the state. Attempts to present a more balanced view of older people by unpacking the ageist and sexist assumptions underlying mainstream demography and economics.
A postmodern approach to structured dependency theory
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 26(3), July 1997, pp.341-350.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Structured dependency theory has been useful in shifting thinking about status in old age from a negative concentration on individual characteristics to an emphasise on the structural factors which work against elderly people. However, this article argues that structural dependency theory is also capable of reinforcing ageist policy and practice. The article considers the contribution of a postmodern approach to ageing societies and offers a critique of structured dependency theory.
Against modernism
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 6(4), December 1996, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Modernity can be defined as a way of organising knowledge which treats rationality and scientific method as the ultimate authorities. Demography and economics are part of modernity. However, the knowledge they offer about ageing is usually presented in simplistic and inaccurate forms. In the light of this the author argues against a modernist approach.
Quality through co-production
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(1), September 1996, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that provision of services should be seen as a partnership between managers, front-line staff, users, and carers. This concept of co-production, borrowed from the private sector, has a great deal to offer - but only if it is taken on board by all levels of management.
Abuse of elderly men and women among clients of a community psychogeriatric service
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 24(6), December 1994, pp.681-700.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study of elder abuse among clients of an outer London community psychogeriatric service. Staff reported elder abuse in their caseloads over period of one year. Reported cases were linked with referrals. Rates of abuse for different staff and for different age and ethnic groups were calculated. Women were very much more likely to be abused than men and were less likely to be abusers. Clients were frequently reported as abusing their carers. Staff reporting rates varied widely. Training and the time available to win the trust of clients appeared to be important variables. The staff response was limited by lack of managerial support and by lack of developed strategies for dealing with abusive situations. Separation was the most common response to physical violence in the home. Financial abuse was mainly dealt with by social services. Staff abuse was largely ignored.
Assembling their own care packages: payments for care by men and women in advanced old age
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 2(5), September 1994, pp.283-291.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A study of households containing only people over 75 indicated that a high percentage of people chose to buy some form of care from the private or voluntary sector. Paying for care did not bring market power and older people were marginal customers who usually did not feel able to complain if they got poor service. The study also showed that the services are not provided by the state and are in short supply in less affluent areas. The authors concluded that community care policies which were user-led, or which aimed at preventive care, would expand the provision of such services.
Co-production and self-care: new approaches to managing community care services for older people
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(3), September 1994, pp.236-250.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Argues that human service agencies fail to recognize the large contribution which older people make to their own care. Managers who understand that service users are co-producers of care and recognize the need to manage the users, as well as their own staff and relations with other agencies, are more likely to be able to deliver good services. In future a greater understanding of co-production and the development of theory and practice which will combine the management of co-production with the empowerment of users within the public sector will be essential.