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Demonstrates that many of the consequences that social workers must face are made more difficult by the dominance of a market discourse that excludes a social justice framework. This book includes subjects such as constructing community support, aging and caregiving in culturally diverse families, and changing demographics of widowhood.

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1. Controversial Concepts, by Sheila Neysmith and Margaret MacAdam 2. Widowhood: Dominant Renditions, Changing Demography, and Variable Meaning, by Anne Martin-Matthews 3. Conflicting Images of Older People Receiving Care: Challenges for Reflexive Practice and Research, by Jane Aronson 4. Constructing Community Care: (Re)Storying Support, by Deborah O'Connor 5. Aging and Disability in the New Millennium: Challenges for Social Work Research and Practice, by Amy Horowitz 6. Aging and Caregiving in Ethnocultural Families: Diverse Situations but Common Issues, by Nancy Guberman and Pierre Maheu 7. Feminist Lessons from the Gray Market in Personal Care for the Elderly: So What If You Have to Spend Your Own Money?, by Sharon M. Keigher 8. Being in Health: Versions of the Discursive Body, by Anne Opie

Critical Issues for Future Social Work Practice

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 22 September 1999
      ISBN-13 9780231113380
      978-0231113380
      ISBN-10 0231113382
      Also in:
      Age groups: the elderly / old age Care of the elderly

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Demonstrates that many of the consequences that social workers must face are made more difficult by the dominance of a market discourse that excludes a social justice framework. This book includes subjects such as constructing community support, aging and caregiving in culturally diverse families, and changing demographics of widowhood.

      Table of Contents
      1. Controversial Concepts, by Sheila Neysmith and Margaret MacAdam 2. Widowhood: Dominant Renditions, Changing Demography, and Variable Meaning, by Anne Martin-Matthews 3. Conflicting Images of Older People Receiving Care: Challenges for Reflexive Practice and Research, by Jane Aronson 4. Constructing Community Care: (Re)Storying Support, by Deborah O'Connor 5. Aging and Disability in the New Millennium: Challenges for Social Work Research and Practice, by Amy Horowitz 6. Aging and Caregiving in Ethnocultural Families: Diverse Situations but Common Issues, by Nancy Guberman and Pierre Maheu 7. Feminist Lessons from the Gray Market in Personal Care for the Elderly: So What If You Have to Spend Your Own Money?, by Sharon M. Keigher 8. Being in Health: Versions of the Discursive Body, by Anne Opie

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