The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics, 2 Volume Set

The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics, 2 Volume Set by Robert S. Fortner and P. Mark Fackler
English | 2011 | ISBN: 140518812X, 1118721373 | 1040 pages | EPUB | 2 MB

This groundbreaking handbook provides a comprehensive picture of the ethical dimensions of communication in a global setting. Both theoretical and practical, this important volume will raise the ethical bar for both scholars and practitioners in the world of global communication and media.

Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011

Brings together leading international scholars to consider ethical issues raised by globalization, the practice of journalism, popular culture, and media activities

Examines important themes in communication ethics, including feminism, ideology, social responsibility, reporting, metanarratives, blasphemy, development, and “glocalism”, among many others

Contains case studies on reporting, censorship, responsibility, terrorism, disenfranchisement, and guilt throughout many countries and regions worldwide

Contributions by Islamic scholars discuss various facets of that religion’s engagement with the public sphere, and others who deal with some of the religious and cultural factors that bedevil efforts to understand our world

How We Think About Dementia: Personhood, Rights, Ethics, the Arts and What They Mean for Care (Repost)

How We Think About Dementia: Personhood, Rights, Ethics, the Arts and What They Mean for Care By Julian C. Hughes
2014 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 1849054770 | PDF | 1 MB

Exploring concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature and ethics of palliative care, this book will help those in the caring professions to understand and engage with the thoughts and arguments underpinning the experience of dementia and dementia care. Dementia is associated with ageing: what is the significance of this? People speak about person-centred care, but what is personhood and how can it be maintained? What is capacity, and how is it linked with the way a person with dementia is cared for as a human being? How should we think about the law in relation to the care of older people? Is palliative care the right approach to dementia, and if so what are the consequences of this view? What role can the arts play in ensuring quality of life for people with dementia? In answering such questions, Julian Hughes brings our attention back to the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of dementia care, shedding new light on the significance and implications for those in the caring professions, academics and researchers, and those living with dementia and their families.