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| The conceptualization of mistreatment by older American Indians | | Author(s) | Lori L Jervis, William Sconzert-Hall |
| Corporate Author | Shielding American Indian Elders Project Team |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 29, no 1, January-February 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-February 2017 |
| Pages | pp 43-58 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Native Americans ; Elder abuse ; Cross cultural surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The problem of how to conceptualise elder mistreatment goes back several decades, and is especially important for ethnic minority populations, who may have perspectives that differ from the dominant society. This community-based participatory research study, which examined perceptions of mistreatment by family among 100 urban and rural older American Indians, permits a rare glimpse into how Native elders themselves understand this issue. Here, good treatment was conceptualised in terms of being taken care of, having one's needs met, and being respected. The authors found relatively high standards for how elders should be treated, such as the belief that an elder's needs should be anticipated and met without the elder needing to ask. This finding was despite widespread accounts of the mistreatment of elders within the community, largely through various acts of financial exploitation and neglect. Substance abuse and culture loss were blamed for much of the elder mistreatment that occurred in contemporary Native communities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170224219 A |
| Classmark | TKH: QNT: 3KA: 7T |
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