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What happens to the "hand that rocked the cradle"?
 — A study of elderly abuse in India
Author(s)Sonali Bhattacharya, Shubhasheesh Bhattacharya
Journal titleJournal of Adult Protection, vol 16, no 3, 2014
PublisherEmerald, 2014
Pagespp 166-179
Sourcewww.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm
KeywordsElder abuse ; Case studies ; India.
AnnotationThe purpose of this paper was to analyse the possible causes of abuse of older people in India and its repercussions for society, based on real cases and reports. A multiple case study approach was used for the study sourced from archival newspaper reports, crime reports and narration. Overall findings show that greater vigilance and more effective legislation would be required to solve the problem related to elder abuse. There is not much study of the causes, consequences and the effectiveness of the legal system with respect to abuse of older people in India. So this paper will be a unique contribution. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-150626213 A
ClassmarkQNT: 69P: 7FA

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