1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910373935703321

Titolo

Advances in Elder Abuse Research : Practice, Legislation and Policy / / edited by Amanda Phelan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-25093-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 266 p. 13 illus.)

Collana

International Perspectives on Aging, , 2197-585X ; ; 24

Disciplina

362.6

362.682

Soggetti

Aging

Geriatric nursing

Ageing

Geriatric Care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction (Amanda Phelan) -- Chapter 2. The intersection of ageism and elder abuse (Amanda Phelan & Liat Ayalon) -- Chapter 3. Policy and its implementation in elder abuse emphasizing new and changed legislation (Ariela Lowenstein & Israel Doran) -- Chapter 4. Person centred approaches in capacity legislation (Amanda Phelan & Patricia Rickard Clarke) -- Chapter 5. Elder Abuse Policy—Past, Present, and Future Trends (Pamela Teaster) -- Chapter 6. Sexual abuse of older people (Wenche Malmedal) -- Chapter 7. Self neglect (Mary Rose Day) -- Chapter 8. Financial abuse of older people (Amanda Phelan) -- Chapter 9. Empowering older people to financially protect themselves (Deirdre O Donnell) -- Chapter 10. Dementia and elder abuse (Claudia Cooper) -- Chapter 11. Elder abuse in the LGBT population (Gloria Gutman) -- Chapter 12. Gender issues in elder abuse (Bridget Penhale) -- Chapter 13. Resident to resident aggression (Thomas Goergen) -- Chapter 14. An ecological perspective on elder abuseinterventions (Amanda Phelan & Deirdre O Donnell) -- Chapter 15. Elder abuse forensic centres (Laura Mosqueda) -- Chapter 16. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an insight into advances in elder abuse in the areas



of research, policy, practice and legislation. It provides readers with a broad understanding of the topic and considers the progress in elder abuse knowledge. The book explores the nexus of ageism and elder abuse, describes key social policies and their legislative manifestation, covers major policies and programs related to elder abuse, defines elder sexual abuse and much more. It offers the reader a comprehensive insight into new perspectives and approaches to both understanding and responding to elder abuse. As such it will be an asset to academics, students, healthcare practitioners, policy makers and the general public.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821135203321

Autore

Noorlander D. L.

Titolo

Heaven’s Wrath : The Protestant Reformation and the Dutch West India Company in the Atlantic World / / D.L. Noorlander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

9781501770135

1501770136

9781501740336

1501740334

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages)

Collana

New Netherland Institute studies

Disciplina

284.249209032

Soggetti

Reformed Church

Netherlandish colonies

Dutch

Capitalism - Religious aspects - Protestant churches

Calvinism

HISTORY - Europe - Western

Dutch - Africa, West - History

Reformed Church - America - History

Calvinism - Netherlands - History

Reformed Church - Netherlands - History

History

Netherlands

America

West Africa

Netherlands Colonies America



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in association with the New Netherland Institute."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the role of Reformed Christianity in the commercial and colonial endeavors of the Dutch Golden Age -- The Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands and the international concerns of the Calvinist ministry -- The directors of the Dutch West India Company and the religious activity of Dutch merchants in Europe -- Baptized by water and fire : the religious ideology and rites of the company's early fleets and conquests -- The challenges and shortcomings of public worship in the company's first forts and colonial settlements -- Calvinist reformers in Dutch Brazil and the impacts of reform on Portuguese Catholics before the revolt -- Unrighteous rulers, sinful settlers, and religious dissenters in New Netherland and the Dutch Caribbean -- The harvest was great, the laborers few : Dutch mission theology and outreach among Africans and Indians -- Tensions and conflicts over religious resources and power in the West India Company's later years -- Conclusion : the West India Company, the East India Company, and the Catholic powers in comparative perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the cultural and other impacts of Calvinist ideology and Calvinist religion in the early Dutch Atlantic world"--