Contents

pp vii-vii

List of figures and tables

pp viii-viii

Notes on contributors

pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xvi

1 - Social work and critical gerontology: why the former needs the latter

pp 1-16

Part I - Critical gerontology as guiding principles for social work with older people

pp 17-18

2 - The lifecourse and old age

pp 19-34

3 - Human rights and older people

pp 35-50

4 - Agency and autonomy

pp 51-65

5 - Poverty and late-life homelessness

pp 66-80

6 - Sexuality and rights in later life

pp 81-96

7 - Ethnicity, race and migrancy

pp 97-112

Part II - Applying the critical gerontological lens to social work research, policy and practice

pp 113-114

8 - Assessment, care planning and decision making

pp 115-129

9 - Elder abuse

pp 130-145

10 - Dementia: a disability and a human rights concern

pp 146-160

11 - User involvement

pp 161-176

12 - Opportunities and future prospects for gerontological social work with a critical lens

pp 177-191

Index

pp 192-196