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- Book Title
- Living with Alzheimer's
- Publication Name
- Living with Alzheimer's : Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness
- Title
- Living with Alzheimer's
- EAN
- 9781479889808
- ISBN
- 9781479889808
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 26/04/2016
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness
- ISBN-10
- 1479889806
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Topic
- Social Sciences
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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News of Alzheimer's disease is constantly in the headlines. Every day we hear heart-wrenching stories of people caring for a loved one who has become a shell of their former self, of projections about rising incidence rates, and of cures that are just around the corner. However, we don't see or hear from the people who actually have the disease. In Living with Alzheimer's , Ren e L. Beard argues that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate. To understand what life with memory loss is really like, Beard draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness. Since we all forget sometimes, seniors with an Alzheimer's diagnosis ultimately need to be socialized into medicalized interpretations of their forgetfulness. In daily life, people with the disease are forced to manage stigma and the presumption of incompetence on top of the actual symptoms of their ailment. The well-meaning public, and not their dementia, becomes the major barrier to a happy life for those affected. Beard also examines how these perceptions affect treatment for Alzheimer's. Interviews with clinicians and staff from the Alzheimer's Association reveal that despite the best of intentions, pejorative framings of life with dementia fuel both clinical practice and advocacy efforts. These professionals perpetuate narratives about "self-loss," "impending cures," and the economic and emotional "burden" to families and society even if they do not personally believe them. Yet, Beard also concludes that in spite of these trends, most of the diagnosed individuals in her study achieve a graceful balance between accepting the medical label and resisting the social stigma that accompanies it. In stark contrast to the messages we receive, this book provides an unprecedented view into the ways that people with early Alzheimer's actively and deliberately navigate their lives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
1479889806
ISBN-13
9781479889808
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219281864
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Living with Alzheimer's : Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rc523.B396 2016
Reviews
Living with Alzheimers is an important empirical contribution to illness narratives about people with memory problems or experiencing forgetfulness. I highly recommend it to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing., "Based on an exceptional range of qualitative data, Living with Alzheimer's brilliantly illuminates how a primarily biomedical approach to memory loss shapes the identities and experiences of millions of newly minted patients. Equally, Rene Beard alerts us to how counter-narratives can potentially liberate the marginalized voices of those dealing with questionable diagnoses of cognitive impairment. Finely organized and conceptually rich, this book should be standard reading for anyone puzzling through the confounding distinction between normal aging and pathological forgetfulness."-David Karp,author of Speaking of Sadness, Based on an exceptional range of qualitative data, Living with Alzheimers brilliantly illuminates how a primarily biomedical approach to memory loss shapes the identities and experiences of millions of newly minted patients. Equally, Renée Beard alerts us to how counter-narratives can potentially liberate the marginalized voices of those dealing with questionable diagnoses of cognitive impairment. Finely organized and conceptually rich, this book should be standard reading for anyone puzzling through the confounding distinction between normal aging and pathological forgetfulness., An intriguing examination of an important health issue...[I]nformed general readers will find it useful., "Living with Alzheimer's is an important empirical contribution to illness narratives about people with memory problems or experiencing forgetfulness. I highly recommend it to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing."- Sociology of Health & Illness, "Based on an exceptional range of qualitative data, Living with Alzheimer's brilliantly illuminates how a primarily biomedical approach to memory loss shapes the identities and experiences of millions of newly minted patients. Equally, Renée Beard alerts us to how counter-narratives can potentially liberate the marginalized voices of those dealing with questionable diagnoses of cognitive impairment. Finely organized and conceptually rich, this book should be standard reading for anyone puzzling through the confounding distinction between normal aging and pathological forgetfulness."-David Karp,author of Speaking of Sadness, "Provides an insightful, compelling and timely understanding into the lives of people with memory problems living in a society where cognitive function is still implicitly connected to how we articulate our place in the world . . . highly recommend to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing." "An exemplary study, important for the sociologies of health and illness, social movements, disability studies, aging, and identity formation." - American Journal of Sociology, "Provides an insightful, compelling and timely understanding into the lives of people with memory problems living in a society where cognitive function is still implicitly connected to how we articulate our place in the world . . . highly recommend to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing."- American Journal of Sociology, "An intriguing examination of an important health issue...[I]nformed general readers will find it useful."- Library Journal, "Provides an insightful, compelling and timely understanding into the lives of people with memory problems living in a society where cognitive function is still implicitly connected to how we articulate our place in the world . . . highly recommend to scholars interested in the sociology of diagnosis, social studies of dementia, and the sociology of ageing."An exemplary study, important for the sociologies of health and illness, social movements, disability studies, aging, and identity formation", "In this thorough and critical book, Renee Beard explores the medicalization, culture and experience of Alzheimer's Disease in a breadth rarely encountered in sociological analyses of illness. This work should become a benchmark in the social studies of Alzheimer's for a long time."-Peter Conrad,author of The Medicalization of Society, In this thorough and critical book, Renee Beard explores the medicalization, culture and experience of Alzheimers Disease in a breadth rarely encountered in sociological analyses of illness. This work should become a benchmark in the social studies of Alzheimers for a long time.
Copyright Date
2016
Topic
Gerontology, Sociology / General, Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia
Lccn
2015-043570
Dewey Decimal
616.8/31
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Health & Fitness, Social Science
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