The conceptualization of mistreatment by older American Indians [Author Manuscript]

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dc.contributor.authorJervis, Lori
dc.contributor.authorSconzert-Hall, William
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T22:19:40Z
dc.date.available2020-03-02T22:19:40Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe problem of how to conceptualize elder mistreatment goes back several decades, and is especially important for ethnic minority populations, who may have perspectives that differ from the dominant society. This community-based participatory research study, which examined perceptions of mistreatment by family among 100 urban and rural older American Indians, permits a rare glimpse into how Native elders themselves understand this issue. Here, good treatment was conceptualized in terms of being taken care of, having one’s needs met, and being respected. We found relatively high standards for how elders should be treated —such as the belief that an elder’s needs should be anticipated and met without the elder needing to ask—in the face of widespread accounts of the mistreatment of elders within the community, largely through various acts of financial exploitation and neglect. Substance abuse and culture loss were blamed for much of the elder mistreatment occurring in contemporary Native communities. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationJervis, Lori; Sconzert-Hall, William. (2017). The conceptualization of mistreatment by older American Indians [Author Manuscript]. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect: 29(1), 43-58.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5438228/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11990/1674
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Elder Abuse and Neglecten_US
dc.subjectCommunity-based Participatory Researchen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-based Participationen_US
dc.subjectElder Abuseen_US
dc.subjectElder Mistreatmenten_US
dc.subjectAmerican Indianen_US
dc.subjectNative Americanen_US
dc.subjectMinoritiesen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectFinancial Abuseen_US
dc.subjectCultural Factorsen_US
dc.subjectExploitationen_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subjectSocial Supporten_US
dc.subjectAbuse in Later Lifeen_US
dc.subjectOlder Adultsen_US
dc.subjectEldersen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectTheften_US
dc.subjectProperty Crimeen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Abuseen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Assaulten_US
dc.subjectAlcohol Facilitateden_US
dc.subjectVictim Voiceen_US
dc.subjectVictim Inputen_US
dc.titleThe conceptualization of mistreatment by older American Indians [Author Manuscript]en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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