Abuse of the Elderly : Issues and Annotated Bibliography / Benjamin Schlesinger, Rachel Schlesinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schlesinger, Benjamin, editor.

Schlesinger, Rachel, editor.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Abuse of--Canada.

Older people.

Older people--Abuse of--United States.

United States.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 188 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Abuse of the elderly -- physical, psychological, institutional, sexual, financial, and criminal victimization -- remained a largely undefined social problem until the end of the 1970s. Senior citizens seem not to report any abuse for fear of losing the little support they may have from their friends, family members, neighbours, and professionals. Today some light is being shed on this type of family violence; the past seven years have seen an increase in research studies and media focus on this topic. The ten essays in the book represent contributions by nurses, psychiatrists, lawyers, sociologists, social workers, and social scientists. The annotated bibliography includes 260 books, booklets, journal articles, reports, newsletters, and surveys related to the topic, published in Canada and the United States between 1979 and 1987. Entries are arranged in 44 subject categories, from 'abstracts on aging' to 'women and aging'. A resource section lists visual aids available on the topic of abuse of the elderly, a basic library on the topic, and the complete addresses of the major sources cited in the bibliography, which will enable the reader to obtain the original item. An author index completes the volume. A pioneering effort on the topic of abuse of the elderly, this volume will serve as an essential guide to an important emerging social issue.

Contents:

Grannybashing / Rachel Aber Schlesinger

Elder abuse / J. Edward Hudson

Elder abuse / Elizabeth Podnieks

Elder abuse and its impact on hospital social work / Paul Girard

Elder abuse / Beth Israel Hospital Assessment Team

The protection of elderly mentally incompetent individuals who are victims of abuse / Gilbert Sharpe

Elder abuse / Donna J. Shell

The elderly / Stanley E. Goldstein and Arthur Blank

Family abuse of the elderly / Mish Vadasz

Abuse of the elderly / Benjamin Schlesinger and Rachel Schlesinger.

Notes:

Reprinted in 2018.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8373-7

OCLC:

1121052357