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Cross-cultural perspectives
— toward an integrated theory of elder abuse | | Author(s) | Deborah J Truscott |
| Journal title | Policy Studies, vol 17, no 4, December 1996 |
| Pages | pp 287-298 |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Theory ; Literature reviews ; Cross cultural surveys ; Canada ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Due to the use of unrepresentative samples, the absence of general agreement on the definition of elder abuse, and a general lack of theoretical integration, the knowledge we have of the concept of elder abuse tells us little about its prevalence or cultural differences. This paper argues that current conceptions of elder abuse originate with health and social service professionals in Canada and North America, who export their 'authoritative knowledge' to health and social service professionals in other countries and societies. The cross-cultural anthropological literature is used to describe several possible approaches to developing a definition of elder abuse that is conceptually useful and methodologically relevant in a variety of cultural settings or contexts. The author considers questions and issues in developing an integrative theoretical framework in which to interpret elder abuse. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971002001 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 4D: 64A: 3KA: 7S: 7T |
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