That's not my Robert! Identity maintenance and other warrants in family members' claims about mistreatment in old-age care

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-647

  Harnett, Tove ^a   Jn̈son, Hakan ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Claims making; Elder abuse; Elder care; Family members; Mistreatment; Person centred care; Relatives; Warrants

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77952420533     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09990584     Document Type: Article

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