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Boyle, Geraldine
(2019).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429434952
Abstract
Gender is a neglected aspect of policy, practice and research relating to the support of those living with dementia. Although this field is heavily informed by human rights frameworks and increasingly by a citizenship perspective, gender remains a marginal issue. Even when sex or gender is considered, it is often narrowly framed as a biological trait, which is fixed or a dimension of individual identity to be addressed via gendered activities and dress rather than a more fundamental aspect of social organisation associated with equality or inequality. In turn, the role of gender relations in everyday life and its influence particularly on the well-being of women with dementia is rarely considered. Yet, gender is associated with health inequalities and gender inequity in healthcare policy, and provision can also exacerbate gender inequality, including in dementia. Drawing on the author’s research, this chapter will discuss the role of gender in influencing the lives of women and men with dementia and the healthcare they receive, focusing on recognition, voice, agency and social participation.
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- Book Section
- ISBN
- 1-138-35192-X, 978-1-138-35192-9
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body The social process of everyday decision-making by people with dementia and their spouses. RES-062-23-2038 ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) - Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care > Nursing
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) - Research Group
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- Geraldine Boyle