Aging and risk: physical and sexual abuse of elders in Canada.
In this article, we review the literature on physical and sexual elder abuse within the context of risk theory and feminist sociology. Employing data from the 1999 General Social Survey, we also examine several variables potentially associated with the risk for physical or sexual abuse of elders. Women, Aboriginal Canadians, and elders who are divorced, living in urban areas with low income have a higher risk of physical or sexual abuse. This supports risk and anxiety as factors. Further testing of elder abuse using this theoretical framework is required.
Brozowski
Kari
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Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada. karib@nipissingu.ca
Hall
David R
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D055815:Young Adult