TY - JOUR
T1 - Moral reasoning and Alzheimer's care
T2 - Exploring complex weavings through narrative
AU - Bartlett, Maria C.
AU - Gorman, Jane
AU - Brauner, Daniel J.
AU - Graham, Marguerite E.
AU - Coats, Barbara C.
AU - Marder, Reggie
AU - England, Suzanne E.
AU - Miller, Baila
AU - Gaibel, Linda
AU - O'Shea, Bernadette
AU - Ganzer, Carol
AU - Poirier, Suzanne
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - This article reports on selected results of an inquiry-guided study in which we used literature and autobiography to challenge current rationalist perspectives on the use of formal services by caregivers of Alzheimer's sufferers. Starting with Gilligan 's concepts of two basic forms of moral reasoning-justice versus care-based-we interpreted the moral reasoning about caregiving expressed in four novels: Diary of a Good Neighbor, Memory Board, Memento Mori, and The Other Side. Although we found Gilligan's dichotomous framework not directly applicable, we did find ample evidence of the salience of moral reasoning to questions of who should care and on what basis. We also found that stories, as they are woven from threads of family history, social position and mores, as well as ideas about intimate love, religion, and autonomy, reveal the interconnectedness of so-called private choices to the social ideologies that constrain and shape these choices.
AB - This article reports on selected results of an inquiry-guided study in which we used literature and autobiography to challenge current rationalist perspectives on the use of formal services by caregivers of Alzheimer's sufferers. Starting with Gilligan 's concepts of two basic forms of moral reasoning-justice versus care-based-we interpreted the moral reasoning about caregiving expressed in four novels: Diary of a Good Neighbor, Memory Board, Memento Mori, and The Other Side. Although we found Gilligan's dichotomous framework not directly applicable, we did find ample evidence of the salience of moral reasoning to questions of who should care and on what basis. We also found that stories, as they are woven from threads of family history, social position and mores, as well as ideas about intimate love, religion, and autonomy, reveal the interconnectedness of so-called private choices to the social ideologies that constrain and shape these choices.
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U2 - 10.1016/0890-4065(93)90008-8
DO - 10.1016/0890-4065(93)90008-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040770435
SN - 0890-4065
VL - 7
SP - 409
EP - 421
JO - Journal of Aging Studies
JF - Journal of Aging Studies
IS - 4
ER -