Ageism and Person-Centred Care

Rehabilitating Bias for Age-Friendly Practice

Stephen Buetow (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

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English

Routledge
13 August 2024

Sociology; Personal & public health; Medical sociology; Geriatric nursing

Series: Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities

This thought-provoking book exposes the values, judgements, and hierarchies that underlie ageism in care settings. Destabilizing the assumption that biases like ageism are always bad, Buetow suggests that ageism is normatively neutral and that truly person-centred care requires situated acknowledgement of and responsiveness to its negative and positive aspects.

Buetow contends that respecting meaningful age differences between persons as moral agents puts ageism on the radar of care environments, weakening barriers to engagement. His analysis moves from concern for age-friendliness to prudent ageism that enables person-centred care to apply practical wisdom in everyday, age-sensitive judgement and decision-making. Challenging political correctness and advocating for justice rather than social justice, Buetow discusses how prudent ageism may advantage some age groups over others in particular circumstances while providing a moral structure for managing real rather than socially constructed differences.

Looking at how age-sensitive judgments combined with a person first approach can inform research, policy, and practice, this book will interest students and researchers from fields like health and social care, and disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, politics, and philosophy.

By: Stephen Buetow (University of Auckland New Zealand)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781032368351
ISBN 10: 1032368357
Series: Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 13 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Buetow is Associate Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.