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Article: Elder Abuse and Neglect
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- Encyclopedia of Aging
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ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
The American family has historically been viewed as a sacrosanct institution for care of the individual
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the inviolate haven of love, safety, and protection. Growing awareness of family violence, however, has shown this view to be faulty, first with the "discovery" of child neglect and abuse in the 1960s, followed by spouse abuse in the early 1970s, and elder neglect and abuse in the mid-1970s. Yet, Peter Stearns and Shulamit Reinharz believe that family violence, in general, and elder mistreatment, specifically, have existed since the beginning of human history. Early examples of elder neglect and abuse include adult sons killing their aged parents in ...
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