Title: Deceiving, theorizing and self-justification: a critique of independent living
Abstract: The article starts with an examination of some key paradigms of later life and then employs their insights to expose the powerful and deceptive discourse of 'independent living', which has recently been one of social policy's most persuasive mantras. The theoretical perspective that informs the whole article is that of postmodernism with a critical gerontology perspective. The critique of independent living that the article offers is then applied within the overlapping area of housing and community care to a special case, that of physically impaired older people, in three separate but related instances: academic, policy and political. Taking a critique of independent living beyond theory into policy development may achieve a closer fit between what older people want their living environments to be and what they are currently presented with. Finally, rather more arguably, it may also result in a more cost-effective use of resources.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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