The dementia narrative: Writing to reclaim social identity
| Autor: | Ann P. Anas, Ellen Bouchard Ryan, Karen A. Bannister |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Cultural identity
Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Identity (social science) General Medicine Social identity approach Social group Issues ethics and legal aspects mental disorders Personal identity Narrative Social identity theory Psychology Identity formation Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Aging Studies. 23:145-157 |
| ISSN: | 0890-4065 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.12.018 |
| Popis: | The social needs of individuals with dementia are often not addressed. Impoverished social interactions can place the person at risk of being negatively positioned by others and without means to assert their unique identity. In seeking strategies to help these individuals reclaim their social and personal identity, we have turned to the analysis of published memoirs by writers with dementia. Selected quotations show that through writing it is possible for an individual with dementia to engage with others in a dialogue that creates meaning and forms identity. Writing renews an individual's status as a contributing social partner, provides new and positive roles, and introduces empowerment and control. The memoirs demonstrate that dementia can be a time of growth and that authors with dementia construct and project positive new identities, which are full expressions of personhood. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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