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Peer reviewedDouglass, Richard L. – Family Relations, 1983
Reviews six studies of neglect and abuse of elderly persons in their homes. All of these investigations agree that a substantial but undocumented problem of domestic neglect and abuse exists; variety and severity of mistreatment ranges from reasonably benign to very severe, and causal theories are numerous. (WAS)
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Gerontology
Peer reviewedUtech, Myron R.; Garrett, Robert R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Reviews the meaning and uses of elder-abuse and child-abuse concepts and percepts in the reporting of events and research. Reports that the stereotypical nature of the concepts and the labeling of the victims has hampered the reporting of the maltreatment, thus impairing the accuracy of the research. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Concept Formation
