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Narrative collisions, sociocultural pressures and dementia: the relational basis of personhood reconsidered
Tolhurst, Edward Weicht, Bernhard Kingston, Paul
Tolhurst, Edward
Weicht, Bernhard
Kingston, Paul
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2017-02-08
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The concept of personhood developed by Tom Kitwood highlights that the
experience of dementia has relational dimensions that transcend the
neurodegenerative impacts of the condition. This relational focus,
however, has been narrowly conceptualised, with the impact of broader
sociocultural factors on experience underplayed. The empirical
exploration of interaction also requires reinforcement: a tendency for
dyadic studies to portray findings in an individualised format hinders the
interrogation of interpersonal negotiations. This article draws upon
qualitative research that employed a joint interview approach, interviewing
men with dementia and their spousal carers together. The focus on a
dyadic case study from this research enables methodical exploration of
the experience of living with dementia. This is realised by considering the
socially-framed perspective of each person, and then how their
perspectives are interwoven within interactional exchanges. This provides
a platform for the evaluation of the current decontextualised notion of
personhood and its implications. It is concluded that a sociologically informed
perspective can help to reinforce the academic understanding of
personhood.
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Tolhurst, E., Weicht, B., & Kingston, P. (2017). Narrative collisions, sociocultural pressures and dementia: the relational basis of personhood reconsidered. Sociology of Health and Illness, 39(2), 212-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12523
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Sociology of Health and Illness
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tolhurst, E., Weicht, B., & Kingston, P. (2017). Narrative collisions, sociocultural pressures and dementia: the relational basis of personhood reconsidered. Sociology of Health and Illness, 39(2), 212-226. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12523, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12523/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
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