...Sajida Parveen; Bilal Ahmad; Tahira Iram; Yasir Rasool Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the dynamics behind the violence against the share of women in their inherited land. This study explores the subject matter from the perspective of actual victims and law experts in the domain...

...Susan M. Benbow; Sharmi Bhattacharyya; Paul Kingston Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the terminology used to describe family violence involving older adults in order to stimulate a discussion that may assist in the use of a more appropriate and clearer terminology. Design...

... independently in research areas that are sensitive because the informant maybe does not want to ask for help to answer a questionnaire about sexual violence, domestic violence, etc. Maybe they not even have talked to anyone about their experiences and then have to tell a staff/relative that helps them...

...Ana Paula Gil; Ana João Santos; Irina Kislaya Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how qualitative approaches can improve a prevalence study on older adults’ violence. The paper describes how qualitative data can help frame a complex and multidimensional problem, such as older...

...Charlotte Strümpel; Cornelia Hackl Purpose Violence and abuse often occur within the immediate family. However, violence against older women in families is still a taboo topic and professionals who work in community health and social services are often the only persons who have access...

... it to an official or formal agency, in relation to different perpetrators. Design/methodology/approach This article provides results from the prevalence study of Abuse and Violence against Older Women in Europe (AVOW‐study). The study involved scientific partners from five EU countries: Finland, Austria...

.... Instincts to protect are heightened in the context of disabled people as potential victims of targeted violence and hostility. Individual‐, organisational‐ and systemic‐level responses can often be orientated towards protection and/or the minimisation of risk rather than towards providing access to justice...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Elder abuse Russian fairy tales Murder Maltreatment Cruelty Violence Conceptual research Elder abuse research based on the analysis of Russian folk works as cross-cultural communication Pavel Vasilyevich Puchkov Assistant Professor, Saratov...

...Josef Hörl Varying definitions and conceptualisations of violence in old age exist within and between the scientific community, medical and social work professionals, family carers and the elderly persons themselves. In this paper it is argued ‐ and illustrated by examples ‐ that each...