The Resource Geronticide : killing the elderly, Mike Brogden
Geronticide : killing the elderly, Mike Brogden
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The item Geronticide : killing the elderly, Mike Brogden represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Annotation The increasing elderly population poses many economic and ethical questions for modern society. One of the most topical and controversial of these is the debate about euthanasia. Drawing on a variety of historical, contemporary, anthropological and literary sources, this book considers the present-day debates about the sanctity of elderly lives and the question of euthanasia. Geronticide: Killing the Elderly seeks to place the current debate in a wider historical and social context, while providing a comprehensive overview of current academic and professional concerns. This thorough, authoritative book will be a useful, thought-provoking read for anyone involved in working with the elderly
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction. 1. Living too long? 2. Death by Demography and Longevity. 3. Death by Social Obligation
- The Political Economy of Geronticide. 4. Death by Attrition
- Modernisation and the Workhouse. 5. Death by Degrees
- Bureaucratisation in Care Institutions. 6. Death in Literary Discourse. 7. Dr. Shipman, Social Rights and Preventing Geronticide. References. Index
- Isbn
- 9781846422768
- Label
- Geronticide : killing the elderly
- Title
- Geronticide
- Title remainder
- killing the elderly
- Statement of responsibility
- Mike Brogden
- Subject
-
- Age discrimination -- United States
- Aged
- Bioethics
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Elder Abuse
- Electronic books
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia -- United States
- Euthanasia -- history
- Homicide
- Age discrimination
- Homicide -- history
- Older people -- Abuse of
- Older people -- Abuse of -- United States
- Older people -- Crimes against
- Older people -- Crimes against -- United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- TRUE CRIME -- Murder | General
- United States
- Violence In Society
- Homicide -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Annotation The increasing elderly population poses many economic and ethical questions for modern society. One of the most topical and controversial of these is the debate about euthanasia. Drawing on a variety of historical, contemporary, anthropological and literary sources, this book considers the present-day debates about the sanctity of elderly lives and the question of euthanasia. Geronticide: Killing the Elderly seeks to place the current debate in a wider historical and social context, while providing a comprehensive overview of current academic and professional concerns. This thorough, authoritative book will be a useful, thought-provoking read for anyone involved in working with the elderly
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brogden, Michael
- Dewey number
- 364.15/23/0846
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6250.4.A34
- LC item number
- B77 2001eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
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- 2001 F-679
- W 50
- NLM item number
- B866g 2001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Older people
- Older people
- Age discrimination
- Homicide
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Aged
- Bioethics
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Elder Abuse
- Homicide
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Violence In Society
- TRUE CRIME
- Age discrimination
- Euthanasia
- Homicide
- Older people
- Older people
- United States
- Label
- Geronticide : killing the elderly, Mike Brogden
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction. 1. Living too long? 2. Death by Demography and Longevity. 3. Death by Social Obligation -- The Political Economy of Geronticide. 4. Death by Attrition -- Modernisation and the Workhouse. 5. Death by Degrees -- Bureaucratisation in Care Institutions. 6. Death in Literary Discourse. 7. Dr. Shipman, Social Rights and Preventing Geronticide. References. Index
- Control code
- 55102240
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781846422768
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- jessicakingsleypublishers9781846422768
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)55102240
- Label
- Geronticide : killing the elderly, Mike Brogden
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction. 1. Living too long? 2. Death by Demography and Longevity. 3. Death by Social Obligation -- The Political Economy of Geronticide. 4. Death by Attrition -- Modernisation and the Workhouse. 5. Death by Degrees -- Bureaucratisation in Care Institutions. 6. Death in Literary Discourse. 7. Dr. Shipman, Social Rights and Preventing Geronticide. References. Index
- Control code
- 55102240
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781846422768
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- jessicakingsleypublishers9781846422768
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)55102240
Subject
- Age discrimination -- United States
- Aged
- Bioethics
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Elder Abuse
- Electronic books
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia -- United States
- Euthanasia -- history
- Homicide
- Age discrimination
- Homicide -- history
- Older people -- Abuse of
- Older people -- Abuse of -- United States
- Older people -- Crimes against
- Older people -- Crimes against -- United States
- Socioeconomic Factors
- TRUE CRIME -- Murder | General
- United States
- Violence In Society
- Homicide -- United States
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