Planning Later Life - 9781472481320

Taylor & Francis

Planning Later LifeBioethics and Public Health in Ageing Societies\nAuthor(s): Mark Schweda, Larissa Pfaller, Kai Brauer, Frank Adloff, Silke Schicktanz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472481320, 978-1472481320\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the relevance of modern medicine and healthcare in shaping the lives of elderly persons and the practices and institutions of ageing societies. Combining individual and social dimensions, Planning Later Life discusses the ethical, social, and political consequences of increasing life expectancies and demographic change in the context of biomedicine and public health. \n\nBy focusing on the field of biomedicine and healthcare, the authors engage readers in a dialogue on the ethical and social implications of recent trends in dementia research and care, advance healthcare planning, or the rise of anti-ageing medicine and prevention. Bringing together the largely separated debat.