The Social Construction of Dementia Format:Trade Paperback youth work and youth justice

youth work and youth justice to support young people struggling with these anxieties and the eternal question

- How to successfully navigate the transition from dependent child to independent adult

The book begins by exploring how children with AS operate and the implications this has for mainstream school settings

The author reveals the complexity of the developmental task and shows that the process was never a case of 'just adding water'

the sense of loss when old friends distance themselves and the pervasive feelings of guilt about putting her son into care and admitting that she can no longer cope

The Social Construction of Dementia Format:Trade Paperback youth work and youth justiceIn this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Furthermore, the authors argue, the various explanations of the causes of dementia are nothing but speculation