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Book Synopsis
Drawing on twenty years of original, interdisciplinary research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect explores how and why the mistreatment of older people became known as “elder abuse and neglect” and the consequences of this designation.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Gerontology, Theorizing, and “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

2 “Elder Abuse and Neglect”: A Metahistorical Analysis

3 Struggles in Defining “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

4 The Emerging Global Context for “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

5 How Constructions of Older People Shape Their Relationships to “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

6 Adult Protection Legislation, the Rhetoric of Rights, and the “Right” to Protection

7 How Policies Control Practices

8 Reconstructing the Mistreatment of Older People through Research-Based Knowledge

9 Conclusion: Searching for a Strong Foundation on Which to Reconstruct the (Mis)Treatment of Older People

References

Index

Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2017
      ISBN13: 9780774832342, 978-0774832342
      ISBN10: 0774832347
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on twenty years of original, interdisciplinary research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect explores how and why the mistreatment of older people became known as “elder abuse and neglect” and the consequences of this designation.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 Gerontology, Theorizing, and “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

      2 “Elder Abuse and Neglect”: A Metahistorical Analysis

      3 Struggles in Defining “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

      4 The Emerging Global Context for “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

      5 How Constructions of Older People Shape Their Relationships to “Elder Abuse and Neglect”

      6 Adult Protection Legislation, the Rhetoric of Rights, and the “Right” to Protection

      7 How Policies Control Practices

      8 Reconstructing the Mistreatment of Older People through Research-Based Knowledge

      9 Conclusion: Searching for a Strong Foundation on Which to Reconstruct the (Mis)Treatment of Older People

      References

      Index

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