Listening to Dementia
Advocating for Dignity and Autonomy
$82.92
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
How dementia affects those living with the condition, their carers, and their advocacy
In Listening to Dementia, Emily K. Abel demonstrates that recognizing the voices of people with dementia can fundamentally alter our understanding of both their lived experience and the discourse surrounding their care. She focuses on the memoirs of twelve individuals living with the condition who became advocates on their own behalf. The authors challenge reigning understa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479846962 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1479846961 |
| Author: | Emily K. Abel |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Emily K. Abel
Emily K. Abel is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA-Fielding School of Public Health. She is the author of many books. The most recent are Elder Care in Crisis: How the Social Safety Net Fails Families and Gluten Free for Life: Celiac Disease, Medical Recognition, and the Food Industry, both published by NYU Press. In 2024 she received the Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for the History of Medicine.
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