Values

This book represents a new turn in approaching dementia. It is a manifesto which sets out important principles about the nature of dementia both as a disease and as a disability and explores how a values-based, person-centred and rights-based approach can be applied to every aspect of the experience of dementia. Using vignettes, the book covers a variety of issues such as diagnosis, treatment, care, social attitudes, research, public policy and funding. It reflects the considerations of the patient and their carers as well as the perspectives of healthcare professionals, researchers and policy makers. The Dementia Manifesto promotes the concepts of 'values' and disability rights, as well as the growing focus on creating an environment for people to live well with their condition. It will appeal to a range of clinicians, practitioners, academics and students from a variety of specialties.

"In sharp contrast to the popular belief that values are converging and becoming increasingly standardized, this book draws on the EVS surveys to show that Europe remains very diverse in terms of valu

This volume presents the value profiles of the people in European countries. It shows the cultural varieties and similarities in beliefs and values across Europe and provides insights in the different

Demands on healthcare systems are increasingly complex and diverse. Consumerism, multiculturalism and regulation challenge practitioners and policymakers. This has led to urgent debate about the value and purpose of healthcare as people seek to make serious, well-thought through decisions. This book helps readers to make rational decisions about healthcare provision in the context of complex and diverse values. It offers no easy solutions, instead presenting a range of perspectives and arguments on values-based practice, an increasingly influential approach to managing value-conflicts/differences in medicine, psychiatry, health and social care. Readers must make their own minds up about the controversies, but this book will give them a sense of the scene and the ability to defend their own position with clarity and confidence. This is a valuable resource for health practitioners and managers, academics in health services research and policy and students of management, bioethics, applie

In Value Contrasts and Consensus in Present-Day Europe, Wil Arts and Loek Halman have collected a considerable number of contributions that paint the moral landscape of Europe by empirically-theoretic

The provision of care within the context of the modern health service environment involves a wide range of professionals. The health care team might include general practitioners, nurses, midwives, hospital doctors, physiotherapists, other allied health professionals, as well as receptionists and practice managers. To optimise delivery of care at both individual and population levels, team members must work collaboratively with colleagues in their own profession and others. This book, in the Values-Based Medicine series, adds the dimension of values to the more usual discussions of teamwork, considering interactions between health care professionals and how these might be affected by differences in professional and personal values. Examples of scenarios based on real-life experience promote learning and reflection. Anybody working or training in health care and who aspires to collaborate successfully with their colleagues in other specialties will find this book extremely valuable, as

Why do we have a social security program in the United States? How does it work? Does it need reform? This concise, readable volume answers common questions about social security and introduces propos

Lovely Florence spends her days gazing at her reflection in the waters of the lake where she lives. One hot summer, as the waters begin to evaporate, all the other flamingos fly away in search of food

Kimberly’s mother has a new baby in her pouch, and that means it's time for Kimberly to start walking on her own. But what can convince the clingy koala to leave the safety of her mother?

Cairo dreams of carrying a pack in the camel train that treks across the desert, but everyone agrees that he is too small and unreliable. When a sandstorm strikes and scatters all the packs, Cairo sav

Hudson wakes up in a bad mood, and does his best to make everyone as miserable as he is. But no amount of kicking, splashing, or biting seems to do the job. Hudson doesn’t exercise much self control o

Benjamin has a favorite spot along the river that he thinks belongs only to him, and he doesn’t mind snarling at the beavers, salmon, and caribou that come a little too close. But when Benjamin is in

A team of social scientists continue the series presenting data from the European Values Study, a large-scale cross-national and longitudinal research project on fundamental values in Western societie

In the 10th volume of the series reporting on large-scale, cross-national, and longitudinal research into fundamental values and their change in Western societies, European sociologists investigate su

Fahey (sociology, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US), Hayes (sociology, U. of Calgary, Canada), and Sinnott (director, Public Opinion and Political Behaviour Research Programme, Geary Institute,