Working with Abused Older Women from a Feminist Perspective

Domestic violence in older families is often referred to not as family violence but as elder abuse. This chapter will begin by discussing how perceptions of this type of violence impact informal and formal interventions. The prevalence and etiology of domestic violence are described, along with how...

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Published in:Journal of women & aging 1999-01, Vol.11 (2-3), p.85-100
Main Author: Vinton, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult abuse & neglect
Aged
Ageism
Attitude of Health Personnel
Battered Women
Caregivers
Counseling - methods
Counseling - organization & administration
Domestic violence
Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse - prevention & control
Elder Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Elderly Women
Family Violence
Female
Feminism
feminist practice
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Incidence
Intervention
Older people
older women
Risk Factors
Sexism
Social Services
United States
Women
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Summary:Domestic violence in older families is often referred to not as family violence but as elder abuse. This chapter will begin by discussing how perceptions of this type of violence impact informal and formal interventions. The prevalence and etiology of domestic violence are described, along with how the joint forces of ageism and sexism affect older female victims. National, state, and local efforts to prevent and remediate the abuse of older women are also covered. In conclusion, the author presents implications for working with groups and individual abused older women from a feminist perspective.
ISSN:0895-2841
1540-7322
DOI:10.1300/J074v11n02_07