Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ507946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Elder and Child Abuse: Conceptual and Perceptual Parallels.
Utech, Myron R.; Garrett, Robert R.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v7 n3 p418-28 Sep 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, Crime, Definitions, Elder Abuse, Family Problems, Older Adults, Perception, Stereotypes, Victims of Crime, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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