ABSTRACT
First published in 1999. Research on elder abuse in the United States has made great strides in recent years. As a result, we have been able to define and discover the causes of elder abuse, design tools to assess the risk of abuse, develop and implement treatment and prevention strategies, and evaluate programs for victims and perpetrators. However, this research has been derived from studies whose subjects were primarily Caucasian. This is not because elder abuse does not take place in minority communities, but rather because researchers wanted first to study the issue in its broadest sense.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|54 pages
Elder Abuse in Black Communities
chapter Chapter 3|22 pages
Elder Maltreatment in the African American Community: You Just Don't Hit Your Momma!!!
chapter Chapter 4|16 pages
African Americans and Elder Mistreatment: Targeting Information for a High-Risk Population
part Two|41 pages
Elder Abuse in Hispanic Communities
chapter Chapter 5|11 pages
Elder Mistreatment in Mexican American Communities: The Nevada and Michigan Experiences
chapter Chapter 6|14 pages
Issues in the Provision of Adult-Protective Services to Mexican American Elders in Texas
part Three|33 pages
Elder Abuse in Asian American Communities
part Four|44 pages
Elder Abuse in American Indian Communities
chapter Chapter 11|24 pages
Dilemmas Surrounding Elder Abuse and Neglect in Native American Communities 1
part Five|54 pages
Elder Abuse in Multicultural Perspective: Theory and Practice