Description: Alzheimer's Disease, Media Representations and the Politics of Euthanasia : Constructing Risk and Selling Death in an Ageing Society, Paperback by Johnstone, Megan-Jane, ISBN 1138271853, ISBN-13 9781138271852, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Drawing on extensive data including news media reports and commentaries, documentaries, courts and court reports, films, websites, professional literature and government and non-government agencies, this book explores the 'Alzheimerisation' of the euthanasia debate, examining the shift in recent years in public attitudes towards the desirability and moral permissibility of euthanasia as an end-of-life 'solution' for people living with the disease - not just at its end stage, but also at earlier stages. With attention to media representations and public understandings of Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Media Representations and the Politics of Euthanasia sheds light on the processes contributing to these changes in public opinion, investigating the drivers of vexed political debate surrounding the issue and examining the manner in which both sides of the euthanasia debate mobilise support, portray their opponents and make use of media technologies to frame the terms of discourse. Paving the way for a greater level of intellectual honesty with regard to an issue carrying significant policy implications, this book will be of interest to scholars of media and communication, social movements and political communication, and the sociology of health and medicine, as well as researchers and professionals in the fields of palliative and end of life care.
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Book Title: Alzheimer's Disease, Media Representations and the Politics of Eu
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Publication Name: Alzheimer's Disease, Media Representations and the Politics of Euthanasia : Constructing Risk and Selling Death in an Ageing Society
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Death & Dying, Sociology / General, Diseases / Alzheimer's & Dementia
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Megan-Jane Johnstone
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Health & Fitness, Social Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
