Citizenship and human rights for old people: from gerontological policies to elder law

This paper inquires about the problems related to the aging paradigms that have been used so far in social policy and law. It also explores the paths currently required for a gerontological perspective of positive aging. Methodology used was based in integrativism theories of law and policy which re...

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Autor principal: Dabove, María Isolina
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Derecho 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/refade/article/view/6008
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Sumario:This paper inquires about the problems related to the aging paradigms that have been used so far in social policy and law. It also explores the paths currently required for a gerontological perspective of positive aging. Methodology used was based in integrativism theories of law and policy which recognize four dimensions of analysis: historical background, sociological, normative and evaluative. In the current era of globalization, the negative discrimination due to age cannot be reversed by the mere implementation of public gerontological policies. We need to develop a model of citizenship based on a new specialty: Elder law supported by Human Rights