LEADER 03441nam 2200493 450 001 9910154627703321 005 20230126223202.0 010 $a0-7748-3235-5 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774832359 035 $a(CKB)4340000000018521 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4749926 035 $a(DE-B1597)661338 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774832359 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000018521 100 $a20170904h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aContesting elder abuse and neglect $eageism, risk, and the rhetoric of rights in the mistreatment of older people /$fJoan R. Harbison [and five others] 210 1$aVancouver, Canada ;$aToronto, [Ontario] :$cUBC Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (360 pages) 311 $a0-7748-3233-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGerontology, 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. 330 $a"The mistreatment of diverse older people in diverse ways is categorized in many societies as "elder abuse and neglect," yet this concept has not been subjected to rigorous critical inquiry. Instead, it has most often represented the interests of professionals, academics, and governments, while policymakers and researchers frequently overlook or disregard the complexity of issues that fall under this designation. The first comprehensive, scholarly critique of the subject, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect questions existing assumptions about the mistreatment of older people. It explores how and why the concept of "elder abuse and neglect" came to be and shows how this catch-all term masks fundamental problems concerning the mistreatment of older people, their place in society, and how they see themselves. Joan R. Harbison and her colleagues expose how the abilities, needs, and wishes of older people who are perceived as victims are ignored or go unheard and how the supposed solutions to abusive treatment can take their toll on those people they were originally intended to protect. Grounded in twenty years of interdisciplinary empirical research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect is an important, much-needed contribution to the literature, which supports and encourages new thinking about issues concerning older people."--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aOlder people$xAbuse of 606 $aOlder people$xSocial conditions 606 $aAgeism 615 0$aOlder people$xAbuse of. 615 0$aOlder people$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aAgeism. 676 $a362.6/82 700 $aHarbison$b Joan R$01248718 702 $aHarbison$b Joan R. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154627703321 996 $aContesting elder abuse and neglect$92894051 997 $aUNINA