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A reflection on gender issues in elder abuse research

Subtitle: 
Brazil and Portugal
Publication Name: 
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
Volume, number, page: 
21:11, pp.3323-3330
Year of Publication: 
2016
Author(s): 
BROWNELL Patricia
Organization Name: 
Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Acronym: 
ABRASCO
Publisher: 
ABRASCO
City: 
Rio de Janeiro
Country of Publication: 
Brasil
Full Date: 
2016
ISBN or ISSN: 
1413-8123
Considered Countries: 
Portugal
Brasil
Category: 
Academic articles
Theme: 
Country - Country
Civil Society
Keyword(s): 
Neglect
Violence against older women
Gender Violence
Women's issues
Human Rights
Social affairs
Disadvantaged groups
Violence against women
Research on women
Gender politics
Latin America
Abstract: 
Neglect, abuse and violence against older women has not been a prominent focus of elder abuse research. This is in spite of the fact that from an international human rights perspective this is considered a gap in policy and practice addressing abuse across the lifespan. A review of the literature reveals three dominant paradigms for studying older women and abuse, all of which have the potential for marginalizing older women’s experiences and needs. An emergent human rights perspective is discussed as a more holistic framework for understanding abuse of older women and ways of addressing this from an international perspective. Examples of research from Brazil and Portugal are reviewed and discussed.
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