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| Spotlight on elder abuse as reported by the Russian mass media | | Author(s) | Pavel Puchkov |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 13, issue 1, February 2011 |
| Pages | pp 27-35 |
| Source | http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/1213... |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Crime ; Newspapers ; Russian Federation. |
| Annotation | This paper analyses elder abuse in Russia using information gathered from Russian newspapers. The data were gathered through a review of four local and national newspapers over a ten-year period from 1998 to 2008. The overall study purpose was to determine the facts on the current situation of elder abuse in Russian families. 646 articles were found relating to elder abuse, representing just 9.5% of reported crime, with crimes including physical abuse, theft, rape, murder and threats. Almost all cases of crime were perpetrated in the home, usually by someone who was known. Overall the number of crimes reported in newspapers was small compared to other crimes, and abuse by family members was rarely mentioned. The author concludes that reporting in the mass media is effectively pushing gerontological issues towards the periphery of social problems. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111115008 A |
| Classmark | QNT: TWA: 6H: 7ABG |
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