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UNINA9910154627703321 |
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Harbison Joan R |
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Contesting elder abuse and neglect : ageism, risk, and the rhetoric of rights in the mistreatment of older people / / Joan R. Harbison [and five others] |
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Vancouver, Canada ; ; Toronto, [Ontario] : , : UBC Press, , 2016 |
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1 online resource (360 pages) |
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Older people - Abuse of |
Older people - Social conditions |
Ageism |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Gerontology, theorizing, and "elder abuse and neglect" -- "Elder abuse and neglect" : a metahistorical analysis -- Struggles in definition -- The emerging global context -- How constructions of older people shape their relationships to "elder abuse and neglect" -- Adult protection legislation, "the rhetoric of rights," and the "right" to protection -- How policies control practices -- Reconstructing the mistreatment of older people through research-based knowledge -- Conclusion : searching for a strong foundation on which to reconstruct the (mis)treatment of older people. |
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"The mistreatment of diverse older people in diverse ways is categorized in many societies as "elder abuse and neglect," yet this concept has not been subjected to rigorous critical inquiry. Instead, it has most often represented the interests of professionals, academics, and governments, while policymakers and researchers frequently overlook or disregard the complexity of issues that fall under this designation. The first comprehensive, scholarly critique of the subject, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect questions existing assumptions about the mistreatment of older people. It explores how and why the concept of "elder abuse and neglect" came to be and shows how this |
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catch-all term masks fundamental problems concerning the mistreatment of older people, their place in society, and how they see themselves. Joan R. Harbison and her colleagues expose how the abilities, needs, and wishes of older people who are perceived as victims are ignored or go unheard and how the supposed solutions to abusive treatment can take their toll on those people they were originally intended to protect. Grounded in twenty years of interdisciplinary empirical research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect is an important, much-needed contribution to the literature, which supports and encourages new thinking about issues concerning older people."-- |
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UNINA9910784831903321 |
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Autore |
Cherry Robert D. <1944-> |
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Welfare transformed [[electronic resource] ] : universalizing family policies that work / / Robert Cherry |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008 |
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0-19-774294-7 |
1-281-16259-0 |
9786611162597 |
0-19-804038-5 |
1-4356-0091-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Public welfare - United States - Evaluation |
Welfare recipients - Employment - United States - Evaluation |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; PART I: Setting the Stage for Reform; 1. Moving Families Forward; 2. Changing Welfare as We Know It: Clinton's ''Making Work Pay'' Philosophy; 3. Work Effort among the Poor; 4. Domestic Violence, Teen Childbearing, and Race; PART II: Measured Successes; 5. Welfare Reform during the Economic Boom; 6. Importance of a High- |
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Employment Economy; PART III: Moving Forward; 7. Federal and State Child Support Policies; 8. Vocational Training that Works; 9. Strengthening Partner Relationships and Child Support; 10. TANF Reauthorization: Where Do We Go from Here?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F |
GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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In the ten years after President Clinton made good on his promise to ""end welfare as we know it"" by signing the reform act of 1996, the number of families on welfare dropped by over three million. This hotly contested legislation has fueled countless hyperbolic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum rather than a clearheaded examination of the actual results of the reform. Robert Cherry steps into the fray with a story that differs sharply from both conservative and liberal critiques. He portrays the women who left welfare as success stories rather than victims, and stresses the |
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