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Aging and Risk: Physical and Sexual Abuse of Elders in Canada

Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: karib{at}nipissingu.ca.

	Abstract

In this article, we review the literature on physical and sexual elder abuse within the context of risk theory and feminist sociology. Employing data from the 1999 General Social Survey, we also examine several variables potentially associated with the risk for physical or sexual abuse of elders. Women, Aboriginal Canadians, and elders who are divorced, living in urban areas with low income have a higher risk of physical or sexual abuse. This supports risk and anxiety as factors. Further testing of elder abuse using this theoretical framework is required.

First published on August 28, 2009
Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2009, doi:10.1177/0886260509340546


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