Staffordshire University logo
STORE - Staffordshire Online Repository

The burgeoning interest in young onset dementia: redressing the balance or reinforcing ageism?

TOLHURST, Edward (2016) The burgeoning interest in young onset dementia: redressing the balance or reinforcing ageism? International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 10 (2). ISSN 1652-8670

This is the latest version of this item.

[img] Text
The Burgeoning Interest in Young Onset Dementia - IJAL.docx - AUTHOR'S ACCEPTED Version (default)
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Download (64kB)

Abstract or description

Critical evaluation is undertaken of social scientific conceptualisations of dementia in relation to ageing. In response to the societal tendency to associate dementia with old age, there is a growing body of literature that seeks to explicate the particular challenges faced by younger people with the condition. While recognition of the distinctive impacts presented by dementia at different ages is crucial, an age-related conceptual model that focuses on a lifecourse divide at age 65 is problematic: it promulgates a sense that younger people with dementia have ‘‘unique’’ experiences, while dementia for older people is typical. This also reflects a societal ageism, under which concerns are focused on those situated within ‘‘productive adulthood.’’ Moreover, a straightforward chronological marker cannot adequately represent a social world shaped by significant demographic changes. A more textured appreciation of ageing and dementia is required to help articulate how distinctive experiences emerge across the lifecourse.

Item Type: Article
Faculty: Previous Faculty of Health Sciences > Social Work, Allied and Public Health
Depositing User: Edward TOLHURST
Date Deposited: 26 Aug 2020 10:51
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2023 03:50
Related URLs:
URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/6509

Available Versions of this Item

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

DisabledGo Staffordshire University is a recognised   Investor in People. Sustain Staffs
Legal | Freedom of Information | Site Map | Job Vacancies
Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2DE t: +44 (0)1782 294000