Ten forms of recognition and misrecognition in long-term care for older people

Laitinen, Arto; Pirhonen, Jari

doi:10.1515/sats-2016-0017

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“…These three aspects of human existence have been central in the debates on interpersonal recognition (Honneth 1995;Ikäheimo 2014;Iser 2019;Laitinen and Pirhonen 2018;Laitinen 2002), and constitute three "targets" of respect for human dignity. They all are relevant in elderly care and help in assessing the ethical acceptability of robotic care.…”

Section: Negative and Positive Duties And Ought-to-be Norms Based Omentioning

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Demands of Dignity in Robotic Care

Laitinen

Niemelä

Pirhonen³

2019

Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology

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Having a sense of dignity is one of the core emotions in human life. Is our dignity, and accordingly also our sense of dignity under threat in elderly care, especially in robotic care? How can robotic care support or challenge human dignity in elderly care? The answer will depend on whether it is robot-based, robot-assisted, or teleoperated care that is at stake. Further, the demands and realizations of human dignity have to be distinguished. The demands to respect humans are based on human dignity and the inalienable high and equal moral standing that everyone has. For human moral agents, these demands take the form of negative and positive duties. For robots, they arguably take the form of corresponding ought-to-be norms. The realizations of dignity consist in variable responses to these demands, by oneself by others, and by society at large. This article examines how robot-based, robot-assisted, and teleoperated care can amount to realizations of dignity. The varieties of robotic care can, in different ways, be responsive to the demands of dignity and recognize humans as vulnerable beings with needs, as autonomous agents, and as rational subjects of experience, emotion, and thought.

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“…If one is able to use a robot to assist themselves, they are surely is able to help others with it. Older persons do want to be useful to others (Laitinen and Pirhonen 2018), and robots may make it possible.…”

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Demands of Dignity in Robotic Care

Laitinen

Niemelä

Pirhonen³

2019

Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology

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“…Based on Honneth’s (1996) Recognition Theory, Laitinen and Pirhonen (2018) outline ten forms of recognition versus misrecognition for older people in long term care, where “[…] the minimal core is the recognition of biological, social and institutional existence, lack of invisibilization” (2018, p.4). These ten forms of recognition/misrecognition are profound and cover aspects of day to day care, how respect and visibility of a care home resident’s unique personhood is made manifest or not, and the social domains of recognition/misrecognition of long-term care settings.…”

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Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

Toms

Green

Orrell

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Purpose Research can be an influential driver in raising care home standards and the well-being and human rights of residents. This paper aims to present a case for how a relational research capacity building programme could advance this agenda. Design/methodology/approach This study uses Axel Honneth’s Recognition Theory as a lens through which to explore organisational and institutional factors (such as research capacity and investment) that can either enable or limit “recognition” in the context of research in care homes. This paper draws on recent evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK and worldwide, to argue that such a relational capacity building agenda is even more pressing in the current context, and that it resonates with evidence from existing relational capacity building initiatives. Findings A lack of relevant research arguably contributed to the crisis experienced by the care home sector early in the pandemic, and there are only tentative signs that residents, care home providers and staff are now informing the COVID-19 research agenda. Evidence from pre COVID-19 and insights from Honneth’s Recognition Theory suggest that relational approaches to building research capacity within the care home sector can better generate evidence to inform practice. Originality/value This is a novel application of recognition theory to research in the care home sector. Drawing on theory, as well as evidence, has enabled the authors to provide a rationale as to why relationship-based research capacity building in care homes warrants further investment.

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The Shehe You Need Me to Be: Worlds of Misrecognition in Tanzanian Development

Rafiq

2022

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Ten forms of recognition and misrecognition in long-term care for older people

Cited by 5 publications

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Demands of Dignity in Robotic Care

Demands of Dignity in Robotic Care

Building relational research capacity in care homes in the COVID-19 era: applying recognition theory to the research agenda

The Shehe You Need Me to Be: Worlds of Misrecognition in Tanzanian Development

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