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Gender Issues in Elder Abuse

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ISBN-10: 0803975228

ISBN-13: 9780803975224

Edition: 1996

Authors: Lynda Aitken, Gabriele Griffin

List price: $135.00
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The authors consider why much of the research on elder abuse has failed to engage with what is really happening in the community at large. They suggest that significant abuse is occurring and argue for it to be considered a human rights issue.
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Book details

List price: $135.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 12/23/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Stephen Davies, a missionary, lives in Burkina Faso, West Africa, among Fulani herders. He is a travel writer as well as a novelist. His web site is www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk.Gabriele Griffin is Professor of English at Kingston University.

Introduction
Thinking in Numbers - The Feminization of Old Age and Its Conditions
Gender Issues in the History of Research on Elder Abuse
Ageism and Sexism - Discrimination in/of Old Age
Paid To Care - Gender Issues in Elder Abuse in Institutional Settings
Who Cares? A Gendered View of Care and Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings
Conclusion
Do We Care? Future Directions for Work on Gender Issues in Elder Abuse