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Melanie Klein Today, Volume 1: Mainly Theoryby Elizabeth Bott Spillius
Routledge 1988; US$ 42.50Melanie Klein Today, Volume 1 is the first of two volumes of collected essays devoted to developments in psychoanalysis based on the work of Melanie Klein. more...
Thinking, Feeling, and Beingby Ignacio Matte-Blanco
Routledge 1988; US$ 42.50In this book the author develops his conceptualization of the Freudian unconscious in terms of logic and mathematics, giving many clinical examples. more...
Inequality And Old Ageby John A. Vincent
Routledge 1995; US$ 59.95An analysis of ageing in relation to identity formation, inequality and stratification. The book outlines a theory of social inequality which encompasses those inequalities associated with old age - in addition to class, gender, race and ethnicity. more...
Caring for the Elderly in Japan and the USby John Ramsey Miller
RoutledgeCurzon 2000; US$ 195.00This volume provides a broader picture of how elder care is defined at a time when ageing is becoming increasingly defined as a social problem. It is a valuable source for researchers in health and welfare, social policy and gerontology. more...
Last Years of Long Livesby Tor Inge Romoren
Routledge 2003; US$ 180.00The Last Years of Long Lives is a unique account of that period of old age which precedes death. Based on 400 complete individual histories and covering a twenty-year period, it looks at the experiences of people over eighty years old in three more...
Living Dying Caringby Rosalie Hudson; Jennifer Richmond
Ausmed Publications 2004; US$ 34.95This book, written from practical experience, offers reflections on relationships within the nursing home, particularly at the time of a resident's death. Building on their previous very popular book, Unique and Ordinary, the authors offer fresh insights together with practical implications for improved quality of care. The stories capture the humorous, the sad, the poignant, and the down-to-earth realities of living and dying in a nursing home; the stories include exemplars as well as gaps in care. Residents, families, staff, visiting health professionals, pastoral carers and volunteers have provided their own unique contribution to this reflection on practice. Their wisdom offers encouragement to all engaged in this rewarding... more...
Ageing at Homeby Theresa Cluning
Ausmed Publications 2004; US$ 44.95Overview Most older people prefer to live independently, to stay in their own homes, but to do that the often need community support, even if they remain relatively healthy into very old age. In fact it must be a goal for any community to set up cost-effective systems to assist ageing people to continue living in their own homes and to put in place affordable, efficient and compassionate care. Ageing at Home is written for professionals and other interested people who care for the frail elderly who choose to remain at home. The book is easy to read and provides practical ideas for helping not only the ageing person but also those who are caring for that person. The wide range of authors who have contributed chapters... more...
Social Care and Social Exclusionby Prof Tim Blackman; Sally Brodhurst; Janet Convery
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 130.00This book explores the diversity of social care provision for older people in six contrasting European countries. Using a common descriptive and analytical framework, the book examines how the organisation and delivery of care are shaped by the wider welfare regime. This is discussed at the level of both practice and policy, including detailed case studies illustrating key features of social care in each country. The authors conclude by showing how the concept of social exclusion can inform service development. more...
Geriatric Residential Careby Robert D. Hill
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002; US$ 47.50This work examines the concept of residential care from a psychological perspective. It offers assistance in developing and maintaining residential care environments that maximize quality of life and personal well-being in the presence of declining physical and emotional resources. more...
Private Lives in Public Placesby Dianne Willcocks
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 57.95A hard-hitting analysis of Conservative policies on crime which highlights the way in which legislation has seriously impinged upon civil liberties, whilst at the same time creating the social conditions in which crime has flourished. more...









