Ageing, Dementia and the Social Mind

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Ageing, Dementia and the Social Mind is written by Paul Higgs and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1119398010 (ISBN 10) and 9781119398011 (ISBN 13).

A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia — with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised around the four themes of personhood, care, social representations and social differentiation Provides a critical look at dementia and demonstrates how sociology and other disciplines can help us understand its social context as well as the challenges it poses Contributing authors explore the social terrain, responding in part, to Paul Higgs’ and Chris Gilleard’s highly influential work on ageing Breaks new ground in giving specific attention to the social and cultural dimensions of responses to dementia