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Sociology of Aging and DeathElder Abuse and Aging

Sociology of Aging and Death: Elder Abuse and Aging [The central argument pursued in this chapter is that an accelerating interest in elder abuse is central to understanding it as a modern crime as a social phenomenon. It will be argued that the “discovery” of elder abuse legitimates practice in which the social policy makers monitor but does not intervene. This has led to a social situation that has radically transformed crime of its traditional rationale as processing offenders who engage in elder abuse. One intended consequence of these policies has been to transfer the financial and emotional responsibilities for elder abuse to social welfare agencies rather than criminal justice agencies. Such a social policy has found resolution through an emphasis on forms of abuse perpetrated by carers on older service users. This sudden concern for the safety and financial security of older people, who are service users, legitimates a role for welfare professionals when we should be questioning why elder abuse is not seen in the same criminalized way as child abuse.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Sociology of Aging and DeathElder Abuse and Aging

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 35)
Powell, Jason
Sociology of Aging and Death — Nov 26, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-031-19328-6
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85 –95
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-19329-3_7
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[The central argument pursued in this chapter is that an accelerating interest in elder abuse is central to understanding it as a modern crime as a social phenomenon. It will be argued that the “discovery” of elder abuse legitimates practice in which the social policy makers monitor but does not intervene. This has led to a social situation that has radically transformed crime of its traditional rationale as processing offenders who engage in elder abuse. One intended consequence of these policies has been to transfer the financial and emotional responsibilities for elder abuse to social welfare agencies rather than criminal justice agencies. Such a social policy has found resolution through an emphasis on forms of abuse perpetrated by carers on older service users. This sudden concern for the safety and financial security of older people, who are service users, legitimates a role for welfare professionals when we should be questioning why elder abuse is not seen in the same criminalized way as child abuse.]

Published: Nov 26, 2022

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