[What place does old age hold in our society?]

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Date publication

juin 2017

Journal

Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr AUBRY Régis


Tous les auteurs :
Aubry R, Fleury-Perkins C

Résumé

Ageing is often the subject of denial in our societies. In addition to the over-medicalisation of elderly people there is also a certain form of exclusion, or even contempt. Elderly people remind us all that life is relative and of our own mortality. What can be done to ensure that old age is considered differently?

Mots clés

end of life, fin de vie, health, old age, philosophie, philosophy, santé, society, société, vieillesse

Référence

Soins. 2017 Jun;62(816):57-60