Geronticide : killing the elderly /: killing the elderly. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mike Brogden.
• Other Names: Brogden, Michael
• Contents: Introduction. 1. Living too long? 2. Death by Demography and Longevity. 3. Death by Social Obligation - The Political Economy of Geronticide. 4. Death by Attrition - Modernisation and the Workhouse. 5. Death by Degrees - Bureaucratisation in Care Institutions. 6. Death in Literary Discourse. 7. Dr. Shipman, Social Rights and Preventing Geronticide. References. Index.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Subjects: 364.15/23/0846; Violence In Society; Older people -- Crimes against -- United States; Older people -- Abuse of -- United States; Age discrimination -- United States; Homicide -- United States; Euthanasia -- United States; Personnes âgées, Crimes contre les -- États-Unis; Violence envers les personnes âgées -- États-Unis; Discrimination selon l'âge -- États-Unis; Homicide -- États-Unis; Euthanasie -- États-Unis; TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General; Age discrimination; Euthanasia; Homicide; Older people -- Abuse of; Older people -- Crimes against; Euthanasia -- history; Euthanasia; Aged; Bioethics; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Elder Abuse; Homicide -- history; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1417504447; 9781417504442; 9781846422768; 1846422760; 9781853027093
• Related ISBNs: 185302709X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-210) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.