Elder abuse

Gemma Carney; Lorna Montgomery

Elder abuse

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Abstract

When age is used to individualize risk and block access to care, freedom and human rights for older people may be compromised everywhere. These are just the conditions needed to produce elder abuse.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology
Editors	George Ritzer, J. Michael Ryan, Betsy Thorn
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN (Electronic)	9781405165518
Publication status	Accepted - 19 Jan 2023

Keywords

Age prejudice and discrimination
death and dying
elder abuse
human rights

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

R1365SES: Informing Public Debate of the Impact of COVID 19 and SocialDistancing on 'Vulnerable Groups’
Carney, G. (PI)
10/06/2020 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research

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Elder abuse

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

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R1365SES: Informing Public Debate of the Impact of COVID 19 and SocialDistancing on 'Vulnerable Groups’

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