Mind Matters: A Sociological Study of Dementia Diagnosis
Author:   Alexandra Hillman
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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Pages:   205
Publication Date:   01 May 2025
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Mind Matters: A Sociological Study of Dementia Diagnosis


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Author:   Alexandra Hillman
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031857195


ISBN 10:   3031857194
Pages:   205
Publication Date:   01 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Targeting Dementia: An Introduction.- Chapter 2 Dementia and the Ageing Brain: From the Politics of Anguish to the Politics of Health.- Chapter 3 ‘Never Mind the Names’: Uncertainty and Ambivalence in Accomplishing Diagnosis.- Chapter 4 Moral Reasoning and Everyday Ethics in the Memory Clinic.- Chapter 5 Affective Relations: Time, Uncertainty and Care.- Chapter 6 Awaiting the Night-Side of Life: Risk and the Meanings of Early Detection.- Chapter 7 The Sociology of Dementia Diagnosis and the Constituting of Persons.

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Alexandra Hillman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter, based within the Wellcome Centre for Cultures & Environments of Health. Her research sits at the intersections of medical sociology and science and technology studies.

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