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Attributions of Agency and the Construction of Moral Order: Dementia, Death, and Dignity in Nursing-Home Care
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Rodriquez, Jason – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2009
Using evidence gathered during 18 months of participant-observation in 2 nursing homes and 65 interviews with staff, this article examines how nursing-home staff use agency as a rhetorical resource to construct a dignified workplace. Staff attribute agency to dying residents, saying they choose the timing and conditions of their death. Staff…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Human Dignity, Personal Autonomy, Dementia
Dementia and Assisted Living
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Hyde, Joan; Perez, Rosa; Forester, Brent – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: This article presents an overview of what is known about dementia services in assisted living settings and suggests areas for future research. Design and Methods: We undertook a search of Medline, the "Journals of Gerontology," and "The Gerontologist." We then organized publications dealing with the target subject into 10 topic areas and…
Descriptors: Dementia, Gerontology, Research Methodology, Residential Care
There's Only Me, Now
Wolcott, Jean – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1977
Poor care and neglect of the elderly in our society is a shameful reflection of an unbalanced system of values. (JD)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Health Facilities, Human Dignity, Negative Attitudes
Media and Our Aging - Old Age: The Last Segregation
Geller, Robert – Media and Methods, 1972
Discussion of Ralph Nader's Study Group Report on Nursing Homes.'' (SP)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Human Dignity, Nursing Homes, Older Adults