附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and indexes.
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.
摘要: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.
