Ethics, Aging, and Society: The Critical Turn

This book will address "second generation" issues in ethics, aging, and society. The proposed book presents the main issues that arise when ethics is applied to the practical concerns that occur in the day-to-day work of health and social service providers. Holsttein and Waymack examine the most critical, cutting-edge issues in aging today, including long-term care, abuse and neglect, Alzheimer's disease, and natural disasters. Key features: Explores new directions in ethical and social philosophy in connection with gerontology Enriched with case studies that are derived from day-to-day practice Ranges from individual/clinical ethics in health and long-term care to ethical issues raised by public policy, cultural norms, and social attitudes The first major work in a more than a decade that brings together complex elements at the heart of ethical thinking