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Analyses Of Three Original And Relevant Social Research Assignments, ...


Analyses of three original and relevant social research assignments, relevant to elder abuse, follow the Literature Review. The research assignments selected for this purpose are as under:
Missing voices: views of older persons on elder abuse, a study conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Male victims of elder abuse: their experiences and needs, a study conducted by Jacki Pritchard
The needs of older women: services for victims of elder abuse and other abuse, again a study conducted by Jacki Pritchard
The final part of the assignment comprises of an analysis of the material studied, as well as the three research studies, in order to arrive at findings, discuss and comment upon the same, and thereby arrive at appropriate and logical conclusions.
e. Limitations of Study
The study is dependent upon the material available, both primary and secondary, through electronic and physical sources. Social research, in most cases uses primary research and analysis of empirical findings to achieve research objectives. While the study does not attempt primary research with chosen respondents, the analysis of three independent and relevant assignments on the subject serves to add field data findings to the body of the research. The absence of primary research and the unintentional omission of relevant texts and journal articles could well serve to limit the availability of information and affect the validity of the findings and discussions, as well as of the conclusions.
2. Literature Review
a. The Definition and Nature of Elder Abuse

Abuse of elders is a much ignored, multi faceted and complex phenomenon that even today does not have a legal definition in the UK. It takes many forms and often goes under reported. Available research, in recent years, has attempted to describe the phenomenon in various ways.
Joel and Garner, two psychiatrists attached to eminent hospitals, putting the issue in a psychological perspective state that
Abuse is active maltreatment or neglect; it may be intentional or due to ignorance or thoughtlessness. The abuse may be a criminal act, a violation of human rights or a minutely subtle interaction in which the older person feels denigrated. What links the range of behaviours is that they occur in situations in which the victim is dehumanised. The abuser relates through power in the absence of clear thinking.
Experts agree it to be distinctly different from other forms of domestic abuse like child abuse, domestic violence and abuse of people with physical or mental disabilities. Ian Lewis, MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Services, in a speech in 2006, related elder abuse to violation of dignity, and stated that while dignity was a word with many interpretative meanings, it best summed up what elders expect from society, i.e. treatment with dignity.

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