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Leroux, Thomas G.; Petrunik, Michael – 1989
This paper focuses on the referral structure (and the primary definers within this structure) in terms of which elder abuse is being defined as a social problem in Canada and interest groups are being mobilized to deal with the alleged problem. Preliminary research indicates that the major impetus is, in the main, not coming from organizations of…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Social Problems
