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James Fletcher

James Rupert Fletcher is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King’s College London. His research focuses on the dynamics of informal dementia care networks in the United Kingdom. He is interested in interpretative approaches to dementia, as well as dementia research more broadly, the health and social care divide, ageing, mental illness, chronic conditions and disability. His work is informed by symbolic interactionist and antipsychiatrist ideas, as well as social theory more generally.

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Dementia is changing. Social media arguments show us how by James Fletcher

by James Fletcher October 10, 2019

by James Fletcher October 10, 2019

To those who view dementia as a relatively recent and continuously evolving concept, the ill-feeling and misunderstanding that is publicly exchanged between influential stakeholders is an unfortunate distraction. It does …

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The Politics of Family Dementia Care

by James Fletcher December 6, 2018

by James Fletcher December 6, 2018

Familialism will continue because of resource limitations, uncertainties regarding responsibility, and the political status of the family.

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