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Elder Abuse

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During the 1980s the phenomenon of elder abuse was focused upon by researchers in the field of family violence. The ‘discovery’ of child abuse in the 1960s and domestic violence/spouse abuse in the 1970s led directly to the construction of elder abuse as a social problem [1]. This view combined with other emerging issues: the increasing numbers of elderly frail people at risk of abuse [2], the long-term effects of community care policies upon the family care of older people [3], and a greater interest in the sociology of old age [4]. This amalgamation of ideas and issues led directly to the need for research to clarify basic questions asked by sociologists [5], gerontologists [6], social policy analysts [7], psychologists [8] and geriatricians [9, 10].

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  2. North Staffordshire College of Nursing and Midwifery, UK

    Paul Kingston (Lecturer in Nursing)

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Bennett, G., Kingston, P. (1993). Research. In: Elder Abuse. Therapy in Practice Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6936-1_9

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