Ageism And Elder Abuse
Contents: Introduction. I. Ageism: 1. Age bias in social work practitioners: implications for social service programme managers/Jane Roberts. 2. Technology science and ageism: an examination of three patterns of discrimination/Kelly Joyce, John Williamson and Laura Mamo. 3. Ageism and social exclusion in the United Sates: implications for social policy and social work practice/Yeon Shim Lee and Rashmi Gupta. 4. The ageism conundrum of age based public policy: examples from the US/Joan K. Davitt. 5. Ageism and modernization in contemporary China/Douglas McConatha and Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha. 6. Ageism in health care: a British perspective/Arup K. Banerjee. 7. Perceptions of ageism across the generations/D. Jamuna and P.V. Ramamurti. 8. Psychological issues in ageism and its prevention/Indira Jai Prakash. 9. Older persons and caregiver burden and satisfaction in rural family context/B. Devi Prasad and N. Indira Rani. 10. Stereotypes of ageing among school students/U.C. Jain and K.L. Sharma. II. Elder abuse: 11. A community response to financial abuse of older adults/Dephne Nahmiash and Rhonda Schwartz. 12. Protecting vulnerable older Adults in the health care system/Peter Clark and Barry Goldlist. 13. Adult protection legislation: from intent to practice in three Canadian provinces/Joan Harbison, Stephen Coughlan, Jeff Karabanow, Madine Vander Plaat, Sheila Wildeman, Ezra Wexler and Carla Nassar. 14. Elder abuse and mistreatment: a life span and cultural context/Carey Wexler Sherman, Dorrie E. Rosenblatt and Toni C. Antonucci. 15. Investigating emotional reactions to an elder abuse: pilot study of a triple perspective questionnaire/Christen Erlingsson. 16. Intergenerational justice: an Israeli perspective/Ariela Lowenstein and Israel Doron. 17. Elder abuse in a cross cultural context: assessment policy and practice/Rashmi Gupta and Anoshua Chaudhuri. 18. Resolving elder abuse complaints in homes for the aged: relevance of ombudsman programme/Varsha Pandya. 19. The abuse of older people: the English scenario/Arup K. Banerjee. 20. Determinants of elder abuse in Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh: evidence from a micro-level survey/Md. Ismail Tareque, Towfiqua Mahfuza Islam and Md. Mostafizur Rahman. 21. Critical understanding of prevalence of elder abuse and the combating strategies with specific reference to India/Mala Kapur Shankardass. 22. Elder abuse: outcome of changing family dynamics/U.C. Jain. 23. Caregiving and caregiver stress: a case report/Roopalekha Jathanna P.N. and K.S. Latha. 24. Elder abuse and neglect: a review/K.S. Latha. 25. Narratives of aged widows on abuse/Anupriyo Mallick. 26. Elderly widows as victims of physical abuse: a qualitative study in the state of Punjab/Madhurima. Index.
As an ism ageism reflects a prejudice in society against older adults. Ageist attitudes are perpetuated in many ways, for example, by the lack of positive images of the elderly in advertisements and on TV programmes and the widespread use of demeaning language about old age. The intentional mistreatment of or harm to elderly persons is elder abuse. Abuser can be any one that an older person comes in contact with. For example, he may be caregiver, a neighbour, or any other member who has a negative attitude towards the elderly persons. Mostly, they are abused by family members and relatives. Abuse can be verbal, psychological, emotional, financial and physical. Due to the fear of victimization, elderly people isolate themselves, and thereby become a prisoner in their own home.
Twenty-six papers divided into two parts highlight the various issues relating to ageism and elder abuse in developed and developing countries. This volume will be a valuable source material to psychologists, sociologists, social workers and gerontologists in planning the strategies to combat ageism and elder abuse in society at large.
