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Portrait of Titti Mattsson. Photo.

Titti Mattsson

Professor

Portrait of Titti Mattsson. Photo.

Age, vulnerability and disability

Author

  • Titti Mattsson

Editor

  • Israel Doron
  • Nena Georgantzi

Summary, in English

This chapter is one of two theoretical pieces in this international collection. The aim is to challenge the traditional perception of who is a vulnerable person by discussing the concept from the vulnerability theory standpoint that basically accepts vulnerability as a universal state of being. It discusses the risk that the distribution of public services ends up being based on age absent considered rationale or practical or policy benefits, which in practice becomes an ageist approach.

Department/s

  • Law and Vulnerabilities
  • Human Rights Law
  • Norma Research Programme
  • Health Law
  • Public Law
  • Department of Law

Publishing year

2018-11-30

Language

English

Pages

37-49

Publication/Series

Ageing, Ageism and the Law : European Perspectives on the Rights of Older Persons

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing

Topic

  • Law and Society

Keywords

  • Social welfare law
  • Elder law
  • Socialrätt
  • Äldrerätt

Status

Published

Research group

  • Law and Vulnerabilities
  • Human Rights Law
  • Norma Research Programme
  • Health Law
  • Public Law

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781788972116
  • ISBN: 9781788972109