Full Description
This book brings together international research from scholars and activists on the forms of violence that older women experience into a unique, comprehensive two-volume set. This first volume consolidates the research on the forms, causes and extent of different forms of violence against older women. It considers the theoretical limitations of our understandings and charts the gaps in empirical and theoretical research in this area and how this has hindered effective policy and practice responses to violence against older women. Taken together, this volume offers an important starting point from which future research can draw to address the gaps in knowledge and evidence. It also highlights issues that are particular to older women's experiences of violence compared with younger women. It highlights gaps in existing research and suggests a future research agenda and implications for practitioners. It will be of interest to researchers in social and health care, gerontology,sociology and social policy, feminist research and criminology.
Contents
1. Introduction, Hannah Bows.- 2. Perceptions Of Domestic Violence Against Older Women, Mikulioniene And Tamutiene.- 3. Violence Against Older Women In Health Care Settings, Mcgarry And Ali.- 4. You Can't Do That - Sexual Assault Of Older Women In Oz, Mann Et Al.- 5. Violence Against Older Women, Joosten And Dow.- 6 Elderly Missing Women Phenomenon, Ezdi.- 7. Eldercide, Bows.- 8. Violence And Fatal Violence Against Older Parents And Grandparents, Holt.- 9. Conclusion, Bows.
