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Cover
Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
The construction of 'the elderly' and the paradox of the Third Age
The emergence of the 'limited yet limitless' ageing consumer
Reablement or 'everyday-rehabilitation' programmes in Scandinavia
The book's motivation, aim, and relevance
Examining eldercare encounters through the lens of 'empowerment'
Overview of the book's chapters
1 From help to self-help: the transformation of eldercare in Denmark
1.1 Understanding 'healthy ageing' in Denmark
1.2 Denmark's emergence as a welfare state
1.3 Denmark's emergence as a competition state
1.4 The 2007 reforms and the empowerment of the municipalities
1.5 The changing role of municipal health professionals
2 'Following the rhetoric' in a Danish municipality
2.1 The municipality as a site of ethnographic inquiry
2.2 Municipal introduction programme and entering 'the field'
2.3 Attending municipal community events for the elderly
2.4 Fieldwork among three groups of health professionals
2.5 Interviews and other research: places, people, policies, and perspectives
2.6 Gaining insight from an intersubjective, situated position
2.7 Ethical obligations and the handling of empirical material
PART I: LABOUR
activity related to the biological process of the human body
Introduction
3 Evaluating the body's need for help
3.1 The primacy of the rational consumer's physical body
3.2 A focus on offering 'opportunities'
3.3 The mindful agency of active consumer-citizens
3.4 Engaging the 'limited yet limitless' body
Summary
4 Embodying potential
4.1 Developing the body's potential for self-help
4.2 The embodiment of self-helping habits
4.3 The importance of repetition and praise
4.4 When the body lacks potential
Summary
PART II: WORK
activity related to the artificial world of structures and objects
Introduction
5 Navigating public/private divisions
5.1 Crossing the home's threshold
5.2 Evaluating the home as a setting for ageing in place
5.3 Negotiating the home as a public/private space
5.4 When a lack of privacy is welcome
Summary
6 Stabilising the home to promote 'ageing in place'
6.1 Re-stabilising the home as a place of security
6.2 The significance of home-based routines
6.3 Adjusting the home's materiality to provide security
6.4 Feeling secure in the public space outside of the home
Summary
PART III: ACTION
activity related to the human condition of plurality
Introduction
7 Offering free choice and empowerment
7.1 Locating the power of the Will
7.2 Encountering a citizen's 'messy subjectivity'
7.3 Empowerment through free choice
7.4 Relinquishing free choice
Summary
8 Producing a 'shared responsibility' for care
8.1 Encountering 'irrational' citizens
8.2 Caring action and shared decision-making
Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
The construction of 'the elderly' and the paradox of the Third Age
The emergence of the 'limited yet limitless' ageing consumer
Reablement or 'everyday-rehabilitation' programmes in Scandinavia
The book's motivation, aim, and relevance
Examining eldercare encounters through the lens of 'empowerment'
Overview of the book's chapters
1 From help to self-help: the transformation of eldercare in Denmark
1.1 Understanding 'healthy ageing' in Denmark
1.2 Denmark's emergence as a welfare state
1.3 Denmark's emergence as a competition state
1.4 The 2007 reforms and the empowerment of the municipalities
1.5 The changing role of municipal health professionals
2 'Following the rhetoric' in a Danish municipality
2.1 The municipality as a site of ethnographic inquiry
2.2 Municipal introduction programme and entering 'the field'
2.3 Attending municipal community events for the elderly
2.4 Fieldwork among three groups of health professionals
2.5 Interviews and other research: places, people, policies, and perspectives
2.6 Gaining insight from an intersubjective, situated position
2.7 Ethical obligations and the handling of empirical material
PART I: LABOUR
activity related to the biological process of the human body
Introduction
3 Evaluating the body's need for help
3.1 The primacy of the rational consumer's physical body
3.2 A focus on offering 'opportunities'
3.3 The mindful agency of active consumer-citizens
3.4 Engaging the 'limited yet limitless' body
Summary
4 Embodying potential
4.1 Developing the body's potential for self-help
4.2 The embodiment of self-helping habits
4.3 The importance of repetition and praise
4.4 When the body lacks potential
Summary
PART II: WORK
activity related to the artificial world of structures and objects
Introduction
5 Navigating public/private divisions
5.1 Crossing the home's threshold
5.2 Evaluating the home as a setting for ageing in place
5.3 Negotiating the home as a public/private space
5.4 When a lack of privacy is welcome
Summary
6 Stabilising the home to promote 'ageing in place'
6.1 Re-stabilising the home as a place of security
6.2 The significance of home-based routines
6.3 Adjusting the home's materiality to provide security
6.4 Feeling secure in the public space outside of the home
Summary
PART III: ACTION
activity related to the human condition of plurality
Introduction
7 Offering free choice and empowerment
7.1 Locating the power of the Will
7.2 Encountering a citizen's 'messy subjectivity'
7.3 Empowerment through free choice
7.4 Relinquishing free choice
Summary
8 Producing a 'shared responsibility' for care
8.1 Encountering 'irrational' citizens
8.2 Caring action and shared decision-making