Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care

Global and National Perspectives
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4473-4859-7
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Neoliberal political discourses have normalised the belief in northern European countries that individuals are responsible for their health and wellbeing, regardless of social class, gender or ethnic background.

Drawing on examples from Germany, Sweden and the UK, Simmonds critically examines how the neoliberalisation and marketisation of health and social care have created an adverse environment for older people, who lack social and cultural capital to access the care they need. This crucial analysis scrutinises provision for ageing populations on an individual, national and global level.

Challenging current political and social policy approaches, this rigorous text discusses innovative solutions to contemporary challenges in a complex care system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simmonds, Bethany

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Discourse, Capital, Intersectionality and Precarity

3. Globalisation, Neoliberalism and Welfare State Models: A Comparative Analysis

4. Failing Health and Social Care in the UK: Austerity, Neoliberal Ideology and Precarity

5. Public Health, Emergency Settings and End of Life Care

6. The COVID-19 Health and Social Care Challenge

7. Innovative Solutions and Cultural Change

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Simmonds, Bethany
Bethany Simmonds is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Aberystwyth University and has research expertise in health, wellbeing and ageing; intersecting with gendered, classed, ethnic and ‘dis’abled identities.