Who Theorises Age?

Gubrium, Jaber F.; Wallace, Jennifer

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“…However, the status and quality of gerontological practice is also affected by the ageism present in Western culture. Most theories of aging emphasise decline, incapacity, and loss as central to the experience of older people (Fry, 1992;Gubrium and Wallace, 1990). Activity theory, for example, appears superficially supportive of continuing capacity into older age but its emphasis is on activity as an avoidance of, rather than an acceptance of, aging and ultimately death.…”

Section: "Empowerment" and The Therapeutic Dimension Of Social Workmentioning

confidence: 97%

The discursive shaping of social work records: Organisational change, professionalism, and client “Empowerment”

Opie¹

1993

International Review of Sociology

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Section: "Empowerment" and The Therapeutic Dimension Of Social Workmentioning

confidence: 97%

The discursive shaping of social work records: Organisational change, professionalism, and client “Empowerment”

Opie¹

1993

International Review of Sociology

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“…Awareness for the need to reexamine the assumptions of former theories in gerontology is growing (Cole, Achenbaum, Jakobi, & Kastenbaum, 1993;Moody, 1988Moody, , 1992Tornstam, 1992). Care of the aged and de nitions of quality care have been largely guided by stereotypical biases and myths based upon what Western society and values dictate (Gubrium & Wallace, 1990;Tornstam, 1992). Traditional theories of aging-based upon generalized assumptions , such as disengagement-that attempt to explain 'successful aging' become deconstructe d in the telling and retelling of the elder's story and the emergence of his or her personal meanings.…”

Section: Function Of Stories and The Restoration Of The Authentic Selfmentioning

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Transformation of Story to Practice: An Innovative Approach to Long-Term Care

Heliker¹

1999

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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The negative effects of institutionalization in a long-term care facility include depersonalization, decreased self-concept and self-esteem, and decreased psychological well being. To modify these effects, an innovative narrative approach to long-term care in the format of story telling and listening is proposed. Narrative practice, in the format of story telling and listening, leads to an ethics-based care that prioritizes the resident's personal meanings, values staff-patient relationships, and permits the resident to define quality care. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the functions of storytelling can be applied in the long-term care setting using the themes that emerge in the life story of a particular resident. These themes, findings of a phenomenological study, were incorporated into the resident's care plan by staff and, consequently, quality of care improved. Recognizing the value of story and incorporating the themes that emerge into a personalized care plan transforms nursing practice.

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“…Ultimately, in rendering the maternal relationship into storied form, individuals both reproduce and implicitly evaluate theories of maternal influence. Gubrium and Wallace (1990) use the term "ordinary theorizing" to describe this phenomenon, arguing that ordinary men and women engage in "everyday theorizing," and this theorizing "has striking parallels with the theoretical products of professional[s]" (p. 131). Moreover, people commonly "theorize subjectivity in the process of conveying it" (p. 140).…”

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Memories of mother

Andrews¹

2002

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One of the most dominant cultural narratives is 'the story of mothering' but as many researchers have documented, there is a large chasm between this cultural product and individuals' lived experiences of mothering and being mothered. When individuals talk about their relationships with their mothers, they locate themselvesknowingly or not -politically, economically, and historically. This article analyses data based on in-depth interviews with four men and women between the ages of seventy-five and ninety, and explores the stories they tell about the role of their mothers in relation to the children they were and the adults they became. Of the four cases presented, two involve child beating, in one the mother is absent from the time of the speaker's early childhood, and one is an account of maternal depression. However, as these individuals recount their early memories of their mothers, they do so as people who have developed significantly since that time. Implicitly challenging the deterministic mother-blaming which lies at the heart of key cultural narratives, these men and women reveal a deep level of understanding -both personal and political -of the difficult circumstances which form the context of many peoples' experiences of mothering and being mothered.

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Who Theorises Age?

Cited by 62 publications

References 12 publications

The discursive shaping of social work records: Organisational change, professionalism, and client “Empowerment”

The discursive shaping of social work records: Organisational change, professionalism, and client “Empowerment”

Transformation of Story to Practice: An Innovative Approach to Long-Term Care

Memories of mother

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