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Dignity and the older European: policy recommendations
- Authors:
- EDGAR Andrew, NORDENFELT Lennart
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The Dignity and Older Europeans Research Group had produced a series of recommendations on policy. The policy recommendations are inspired by the data gathered from focus groups, as well as by the theoretical reflections on the concept of 'dignity'. This article introduces four core policy recommendations. The first reflects the rights of the older person, the second calls for the removal of ageism and ageist practices, the third concerns the regulatory frameworks needs in service provision and the fourth reflects the welfare entitlements of older people.
The four notions of dignity
- Authors:
- NORDENFELT Lennart, EDGAR Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(1), June 2005, pp.17-21.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Presents the theoretical model of dignity that has been created within the Dignity and Older Europeans (DOE) Project. The model consists of four kinds of dignity: the dignity of merit (social rank and formal positions in life); the dignity of moral stature (the result of moral deeds); the dignity of identity (the integrity of the subjects body, mind and sometimes self-image; and Menschenwurde (the universal dignity that pertains to all human beings to the same extent and cannot be lost as long as the person exists).