INTERSECTIONAL ENTANGLEMENT IN LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
2024

Living with Dementia: Voices and Exclusion

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Author Information

Author(s): Keller Valerie

Primary Institution: Institute of Social Anthropology and Empirical Cultural Studies, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Hypothesis

How do people living with dementia react to societal exclusion mechanisms?

Conclusion

The study highlights the need for the voices of people with dementia to be heard and for their agency to be recognized.

Supporting Evidence

  • The study examines how societal exclusion affects people living with dementia.
  • It highlights the ongoing silencing of people with dementia in public discourse.
  • The research calls for greater recognition of the agency of people with dementia.

Takeaway

People with dementia often feel left out of society, and this study looks at how they respond to that feeling. It shows that they want to be heard and included.

Methodology

The study is based on personal accounts of people living with dementia.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.0878

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