Temporality and identity loss due to Alzheimer's disease

Celia J. Orona

Social Science & Medicine, 1990, vol. 30, issue 11, 1247-1256

Abstract: Proceeding from the assumption that the social construction of one's identity is a life long process, and that it is formed, maintained, and altered in daily social interaction, this paper examines the loss of identity attributes in a person with Alzheimer's disease as the changes perceived by a family member. Specifically, the paper focuses on: (1) strategies caregivers used to 'hang on to' their respective loved ones as they were once known, and (2) the temporally subjective aspects of that experience.

Keywords: identity; Alzheimer's; disease; temporality; caregiver (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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