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Tables of Contents for Dignity and Old Age
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Dedication to Ellsworth G. Stanton III
xiii
2
Rose Dobrof, DSW
Foreword
xv
Rose Dobrof, DSW
Harry R. Moody, PhD
Dignity Over the Life Course
1
12
Robert Coles, MD
Why Dignity in Old Age Matters
13
26
Harry R. Moody, PhD
I. THE MEANING OF DIGNITY
39
72
Dignity and Quality of Life in Old Age
39
14
Linda K. George, PhD
Respecting Ethnic Elders: A Perspective for Care Providers
53
20
Jo Ann Damron-Rodriguez, PhD
Spirituality and Community in the Last Stage of Life
73
20
Henry C. Simmons, PhD
Dignity, Cultural Power and Narrative Redemption: Aging Male Writers Confront the Medical System
93
18
Robert Disch, MA
II. PRACTICE AND POLICY
111
58
The Cost of Autonomy, the Price of Paternalism
111
18
Harry R. Moody, PhD
Assuring Dignity in Means-Tested Entitlements Programs: An Elusive Goal?
129
18
Sia Arnason, MSW
Philanthropy and Government: Partners in the Community of Caring
147
8
Rose Dobrof, DSW
Dignity for the Oldest Old: Can We Afford It?
155
14
Malcolm L. Johnson, PhD
About the Authors
169
2
Index
171