Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations

ISBN-13: 9780876309193 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 268 str.

Toshio Tatara

Opis

The purpose of this groundbreaking book is to critically examine the issue of elder abuse among specific racial and ethnic minority groups within the United States. Most chapters are written from the perspective of minority reseachers.

Spis treści

Preface. Acknowledgments. Tatara, Introduction. Elder Abuse in Black Communities. Hall, Abuse of Black Elders in Rhode Island. Griffin, Elder Maltreatment in the African American Community: You Just Don't Hit Your Momma!!! Benton, African Americans and Elder Mistreatment: Targeting Information for a High Risk Population, Elder Abuse in Hispanic Communities. Sanchez, Elder Mistreatment in Mexican-American Communities: The Nevada and Michgan Experience. Mitchell et al, Issues in the Provision of Adult Protective Services to Mexican-American Elders in Texas: An Overview. Sanchez, Elder Abuse in the Puerto Rican Context. Elder Abuse in Asian American Communities. Moon, Elder Abuse and Neglect among the Korean Elderly in the United States. Tomita, Exploration of Elder Mistreatment among the Japanese. Elder Abuse in American Indian Communities. Brown, Patterns of Abuse among Native American Elderly. Dilemmas Surrounding Elder Abuse and Neglect in Native American Communities. Elder Abuse in Multicultural Perspectives: Theory and Practice. Hudson, Carlson, Elder Abuse: Its Meaning to Caucasians, African Americans, and Native Americans. Nerenberg, Culturally Specific Outreach in Elder Abuse. Rittman, Kuzmeskus, Flum, A Synthesis of Current Knowledge on Minority Elder Abuse. Concluding Remarks. Index.

O autorze

Toshio Tatara