Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of figures and tables viii
4. Notes on contributors ix
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Preface xv
7. Social work and critical gerontology: why the former needs the latter 1
8. Critical gerontology as guiding principles for social work with older people
9. The lifecourse and old age 19
10. Human rights and older people 35
11. Agency and autonomy 51
12. Poverty and late-life homelessness 66
13. Sexuality and rights in later life 81
14. Ethnicity, race and migrancy 97
15. Applying the critical gerontological lens to social work research, policy and practice
16. Assessment, care planning and decision making 115
17. Elder abuse 130
18. Dementia: a disability and a human rights concern 146
19. User involvement 161
20. Opportunities and future prospects for gerontological social work with a critical lens 177
21. Index 192