Study of elder abuse within diverse cultures

Jordan I. Kosberg; Ariela Lowenstein; Juanita L. Garcia; Simon Biggs

doi:10.1300/J084v15n03_05

Study of elder abuse within diverse cultures

Jordan I. Kosberg, Ariela Lowenstein, Juanita L. Garcia, Simon Biggs

Department of Gerontology

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Abstract

The article provides an overview of the challenges to cross-cultural and cross-national research on elder abuse. There are conceptual and methodological difficulties in undertaking comparative studies within and between countries. As an example of the need to address cultural diversity within a country, elder abuse efforts in the U.S., UK, and Israel are described. The most pressing need for cross-national research on abuse involves a common definition of such adversities against the elderly that is reflective of the values within a country and at a sufficient level of discourse to embrace diverse conceptualizations of the problem.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Elder Abuse
Subtitle of host publication	Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	71-90
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203051269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J084v15n03_05
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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Keywords

Comparative analyses
Cross-cultural
Cross-national
Elder abuse definitions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences
General Psychology

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