{"product_id":"seniors-and-squalor-lisa-johnson-9781440853999","title":"Seniors and Squalor: Competency, Autonomy, and the Mistake of Forced Intervention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeniors and Squalor\u003c\/i\u003e examines the widespread and growing phenomenon of mentally competent senior citizens living in self-imposed squalor and refusing help, whether from health care professionals, government, or family. At this juncture of medicine and law, many families have experienced frustration, embarrassment, and heartbreak. The book also explores associated ethical questions, arguing that society can address the problem while respecting individual legal autonomy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the theorist, this work provides the first in-depth treatment of legal and political theory questions undergirding the issue of self-neglect by seniors. It also underscores the importance of limited government, the necessity of granting American citizens their individual rights, and the critical need to stop classifying self-neglect as abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an ideal read for graduate and undergraduate students, scholars, practitioners of health care and geriatrics, social workers, and lawyers. Most importantly, this book will appeal to those directly affected by the problem--family, friends, and social work professionals--by giving them a broader understanding of this complex social issue and how to best respond to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440853991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440853999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Lisa Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46806981673215,"sku":"9781440853999","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_822fd6f1-78f6-45b4-9008-9dace6bb78c8.jpg?v=1745378231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seniors-and-squalor-lisa-johnson-9781440853999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}