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OverviewThis book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor. Seniors and Squalor examines the widespread and growing phenomenon of mentally competent senior citizens living in self-imposed squalor and refusing help, whether from health care professionals, government, or family. At this juncture of medicine and law, many families have experienced frustration, embarrassment, and heartbreak. The book also explores associated ethical questions, arguing that society can address the problem while respecting individual legal autonomy. For the theorist, this work provides the first in-depth treatment of legal and political theory questions undergirding the issue of self-neglect by seniors. It also underscores the importance of limited government, the necessity of granting American citizens their individual rights, and the critical need to stop classifying self-neglect as abuse. This is an ideal read for graduate and undergraduate students, scholars, practitioners of health care and geriatrics, social workers, and lawyers. Most importantly, this book will appeal to those directly affected by the problem—family, friends, and social work professionals—by giving them a broader understanding of this complex social issue and how to best respond to it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781440853999ISBN 10: 1440853991 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 25 October 2018 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Chapter 1This Strange Phenomenon The As Yet Unpinned Subject To What Extent Are We Willing to Allow Parentalist Stances by Our Government into Our Lives? Should Reason, and Our Fealty to It, Blind Us to the Human Position of ""Unreason""? Should ""Undesirables"" Be ""Dealt with"" through Law? Mentally Competent Seniors Who Are Perceived to Self-Neglect: A Composite Scope Why Should We Focus on Mentally Competent Seniors Who Are Perceived to Self-Neglect? The Approach: Descriptive with an Excusing Condition Chapter 2Fuzzy Borders Incompetency as Political Problem Fissures in Rules and Reason Competence, Capacity, Self-Neglect, Elder Abuse, and Seniors Mental Competence Capacity Self-Neglect and Elder Abuse Seniors Confusion on the Front Lines Chapter 3Values of the Body Politic The Right to Be Let Alone Autonomy as a Check against Unwanted Reach of the State OK, Political Values Are Important, but There Is Still a Problem with My Parent (or Neighbor, or . . .) Chapter 4What Can Be Done? Perpetrators and Victims Sometimes It's Not Who They Are or What They Are, but Where They Are Do They Live Alone? Interior or Exterior? Housing Density Legal Interests in Residence From Whence Do the Possibilities Arise? State Governments Federal Government Legal Theories That Might Apply, Given the Right Set of Facts Actions against the Mentally Competent Senior Who Is Perceived to Self-Neglect Actions against Someone Else Choices Are Thin Chapter 5What Should Be Done? Undesirables, and Law as ""the Great Mucilage"" General Policy Principles Policy Considerations What Does Not Work What Might Work Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationLisa Johnson, PhD, JD, is professor at the University of Puget Sound School of Business and Leadership, where she teaches courses in law and legal studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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