This paper examines the responsibilities associated with caregiving as they pertain to family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Insights derived from a self-help group for the family members of Alzheimer's patients will be compared with testimonies collected during ethnographic research conducted in geriatric clinics located in Paris and its suburbs. This extensive ethnographic material underscores the notion that the relationship between Alzheimer's patients and their family caregivers emerges from a moral economy. Here, the process of subjectification manifests either as a process of victimization or accountability.
MORAL ECONOMY OF THE VICTIM AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: THE PATIENT-CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CARING RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUBJECTIFICATION PROCESSES
Frisone, G
2024-01-01
Abstract
This paper examines the responsibilities associated with caregiving as they pertain to family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Insights derived from a self-help group for the family members of Alzheimer's patients will be compared with testimonies collected during ethnographic research conducted in geriatric clinics located in Paris and its suburbs. This extensive ethnographic material underscores the notion that the relationship between Alzheimer's patients and their family caregivers emerges from a moral economy. Here, the process of subjectification manifests either as a process of victimization or accountability.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
