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1 online resource (221 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and indexes. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Older people -- Crimes against -- United States.
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Older people -- Crimes against. |
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United States. |
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Older people -- Abuse of -- United States.
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Older people -- Abuse of. |
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Age discrimination -- United States.
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Age discrimination. |
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Homicide -- United States.
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Homicide. |
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Euthanasia -- United States.
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Euthanasia. |
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Euthanasia. |
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Aged. |
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Euthanasia -- history. |
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Bioethics. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. |
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Elder Abuse. |
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Homicide -- history. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brogden, Michael. Geronticide. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001 185302709X (DLC) 00041264 (OCoLC)44270462 |
| ISBN |
1417504447 (electronic book) |
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9781417504442 (electronic book) |
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9781846422768 |
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1846422760 |
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185302709X (paperback) |
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9781853027093 (paperback) |
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