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Facts, myths and power: the social construction of senile dementia
- Author:
- SHORTT Susanne
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick. Department of Applied Social Studies/Social Care Associat
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Dissertation examining the social construction of senile dementia, and suggesting that ageism and sexism operate in conjunction with an oppressive medical perspective on this condition to create a triple jeopardy for white older people that is exacerbated for black elders by racism.
Staff attitudes and caring practices in home for the elderly
- Authors:
- BOOTH T., BILSON A., FOWELL I.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 20(2), 1990, pp.117-131.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A survey carried out in Fife to examine the diffusion of good practice ideas and how far they were reflected in caring routines.