~ Module II ~
Long-Term Care in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

by Elizabeth DePoy, Ph.D., Stephen Gilson, Ph.D., & Heather MacDuffie, M.S.W.

CONTEMPORARY LTC INDEX: | Main Table of Contents | Self-Assessment |

1. Learning Objectives

2. Defining our terms

3. Introduction

4. Early Twentieth Century

   • Disability Definitions

   • Recent History

5. Factors Shaping Current Approaches to Disability and Care

   • Capitalism

   • Medical Knowledge, Technology and Professional Authority

6. Current Context

   • Definitions

   • Approaches to Care

   • Capitalism

   • Medical Knowledge, Technology And Professional Authority

   • Diversity

7. Policy and Legislation in the Twentieth Century

8. Summary

9. References