American Eldercide

American Eldercide

How It Happened, How to Prevent It

Gullette, Margaret Morganroth

The University of Chicago Press

10/2024

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9780226827766

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Part 1: Inside
Dedication
Prologue: Those We Lost
1. "Sweeping Up the Heart, the Morning after Death"

Part 2: Instead
2. Instead . . . The First Months of 2020
3. How Americans Learned to Accept That "the Old" Would Die
4. A Chasm Opens: Vital Youth vs. Moribund Age
5. Consequences
6. On Futility and "Miracles"
7. The Before Time

Part 3: Ahead
8. The Guardians of Later Life
9. In Search of the Missing Voices
10. The COVID Monument We Need
Epilogue: Reckonings

Appendix: Undercounting the Deaths of Residents
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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COVID-19;nursing homes;ageism;ableism;long-term care;pro-aging policy;social bias;life-saving decisions;vulnerable population;collective indifference;disabled adults;discrimination;pandemic response;elder care;ageist biases;ableist biases;premature death;age discrimination;disability discrimination;healthcare disparities;marginalized groups;policy changes;cultural changes;end-of-life care;elder abuse;human rights;social justice;ethical dilemmas;quality of life;dignity;autonomy;advocacy;caregiving;healthcare rationing;triage;resource allocation;death rates;mortality;nursing home residents;institutional settings;congregate living;high-risk groups;comorbidities;underlying conditions;infection control;neglect;abandonment;social isolation;loneliness;mental health;grief;bereavement;survivors;accountability;lessons learned;systemic failures;reform;human rights violations;ethics of care;intergenerational solidarity;age-friendly societies;inclusive communities;humanistic approach