Understanding Elder Abuse In Minority Populations

Book Description
Research on elder abuse in the United States has made great strides in recent years. As a result, we have been able to define and discover the causes of elder abuse, design tools to assess the risk of abuse, develop and implement treatment and prevention strategies, and evaluate programs for victims and perpetrators. However, this research has been derived from studies whose subjects were primarily Caucasian. This is not because elder abuse does not take place in minority communities, but rather because researchers wanted first to study the issue in its broadest sense.


Book Info
(Brunner/Mazel) Shukutoku Univ., Chiba, Japan. Addresses four racial/ethnic populations: Black, Hispanic, Asian American, and American Indian. Most chapters are written by minority researchers and based on studies within their indigenous communities. Also includes a discussion of the overall impact of elder abuse on all populations. Softcover, hardcover also available.


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Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations is an especially valuable and unique contribution to the field because most of the chapters are written by minority researchers and based upon studies within their own indigenous communities across the United States. Major sections of the book deal with specific racial/ethnic populations: African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American. The book concludes with discussions of the overall impact of elder abuse on all populations, culturally specific outreach programs, and a synthesis of current knowledge on minority elder abuse. An authoritative resource, Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations is for all caregivers dealing with minority elders.


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Fills a gap in the growing research on the abuse of elders by expanding it to African, Hispanic, Asian, and native Americans. Most of the 14 studies were written by minority researchers based on research among their own communities. Supporting chapters review the demographics and the extent of the problem, look at cross-cultural features and culturally specific outreach programs, and synthesize the current knowledge on minority elder abuse. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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