Michael Downs
Biographic Data
| ID | 312705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Downs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Downs |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bradford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3062-5223 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
I don't do like I used to do: A grounded theory approach to conceptualising awareness in people with moderate to severe dementia living in long-term care
Enabling frail older people with a communication difficulty to express their views: The use of Talking Matstm as an interview tool
The aim of the present study was to obtain the views of frail older people with communication impairments using an innovative interviewing method, Talking Mats. People with a communication disability are often omitted from qualitative research studies since they cannot respond to the more traditional methods of interviewing. However, their views are important and they may, in fact, have additional insights because of their communication situation…
Meaningful social interactions between older people in institutional care settings
This paper is a contribution to the developing understanding of social relationships in institutional care settings. It focuses on two areas that have been neglected in research: the reasons for and types of social interaction in institutional settings, and the ways in which the context of people's lives shapes social interaction. The paper draws on ethnographic observations conducted in four care settings in Scotland using a symbolic interaction…
Beyond words
Dementia in a socio-cultural context: An idea whose time has come
Dementia studies are currently dominated by biomedical and psychological models that focus on the individual without regard to their socio-cultural context (Bond 1992, 1999; Lyman 1989; Harding and Palfry 1997; Whitehouse et al . 2000). There is now a growing interest in how socio-cultural factors may mediate the experience of, and response to, dementia (Holstein 1998). The purpose of this review is to examine this growing interest in the socio-c…
Concluding narratives of a career with dementia: Accounts of Iris Murdoch at her death
Obituaries and other accounts of well-known people at their death offer a narrative defining identity through the life story. It is particularly poignant when the story is told of an author, and draws upon not only life course metaphors but also features of the author's fiction. In this paper we look at a case where the dementia of a famous author figures in the tributes at her death. The predominant narrative of dementia has until recently been …
Pile Sorts by Phone
Social, Cultural, and Psychological Impacts of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The sociocultural and psychological impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill were examined in a population-based study of 594 men and women living in 13 Alaskan communities approximately one year after the spill occurred. A progressive dose-response relationship was found between exposure to the oil spill and the subsequent cleanup efforts and the following variables: reported declines in traditional social relations with family members, friends, ne…
Beyond words
I don't do like I used to do: A grounded theory approach to conceptualising awareness in people with moderate to severe dementia living in long-term care
Social, Cultural, and Psychological Impacts of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The sociocultural and psychological impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill were examined in a population-based study of 594 men and women living in 13 Alaskan communities approximately one year after the spill occurred. A progressive dose-response relationship was found between exposure to the oil spill and the subsequent cleanup efforts and the following variables: reported declines in traditional social relations with family members, friends, ne…
Meaningful social interactions between older people in institutional care settings
This paper is a contribution to the developing understanding of social relationships in institutional care settings. It focuses on two areas that have been neglected in research: the reasons for and types of social interaction in institutional settings, and the ways in which the context of people's lives shapes social interaction. The paper draws on ethnographic observations conducted in four care settings in Scotland using a symbolic interaction…
Dementia in a socio-cultural context: An idea whose time has come
Dementia studies are currently dominated by biomedical and psychological models that focus on the individual without regard to their socio-cultural context (Bond 1992, 1999; Lyman 1989; Harding and Palfry 1997; Whitehouse et al . 2000). There is now a growing interest in how socio-cultural factors may mediate the experience of, and response to, dementia (Holstein 1998). The purpose of this review is to examine this growing interest in the socio-c…
Enabling frail older people with a communication difficulty to express their views: The use of Talking Matstm as an interview tool
The aim of the present study was to obtain the views of frail older people with communication impairments using an innovative interviewing method, Talking Mats. People with a communication disability are often omitted from qualitative research studies since they cannot respond to the more traditional methods of interviewing. However, their views are important and they may, in fact, have additional insights because of their communication situation…
Concluding narratives of a career with dementia: Accounts of Iris Murdoch at her death
Obituaries and other accounts of well-known people at their death offer a narrative defining identity through the life story. It is particularly poignant when the story is told of an author, and draws upon not only life course metaphors but also features of the author's fiction. In this paper we look at a case where the dementia of a famous author figures in the tributes at her death. The predominant narrative of dementia has until recently been …
Pile Sorts by Phone
Social, Cultural, and Psychological Impacts of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The sociocultural and psychological impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill were examined in a population-based study of 594 men and women living in 13 Alaskan communities approximately one year after the spill occurred. A progressive dose-response relationship was found between exposure to the oil spill and the subsequent cleanup efforts and the following variables: reported declines in traditional social relations with family members, friends, ne…
Pile Sorts by Phone
Dementia in a socio-cultural context: An idea whose time has come
Dementia studies are currently dominated by biomedical and psychological models that focus on the individual without regard to their socio-cultural context (Bond 1992, 1999; Lyman 1989; Harding and Palfry 1997; Whitehouse et al . 2000). There is now a growing interest in how socio-cultural factors may mediate the experience of, and response to, dementia (Holstein 1998). The purpose of this review is to examine this growing interest in the socio-c…
Concluding narratives of a career with dementia: Accounts of Iris Murdoch at her death
Obituaries and other accounts of well-known people at their death offer a narrative defining identity through the life story. It is particularly poignant when the story is told of an author, and draws upon not only life course metaphors but also features of the author's fiction. In this paper we look at a case where the dementia of a famous author figures in the tributes at her death. The predominant narrative of dementia has until recently been …
Beyond words
Meaningful social interactions between older people in institutional care settings
This paper is a contribution to the developing understanding of social relationships in institutional care settings. It focuses on two areas that have been neglected in research: the reasons for and types of social interaction in institutional settings, and the ways in which the context of people's lives shapes social interaction. The paper draws on ethnographic observations conducted in four care settings in Scotland using a symbolic interaction…
Enabling frail older people with a communication difficulty to express their views: The use of Talking Matstm as an interview tool
The aim of the present study was to obtain the views of frail older people with communication impairments using an innovative interviewing method, Talking Mats. People with a communication disability are often omitted from qualitative research studies since they cannot respond to the more traditional methods of interviewing. However, their views are important and they may, in fact, have additional insights because of their communication situation…
I don't do like I used to do: A grounded theory approach to conceptualising awareness in people with moderate to severe dementia living in long-term care
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Dementia (5 works) · Disease (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)