Citation

Hudson MF, Beasley CM, Benedict RH, Carlson JR, Craig BF, Mason SC. J. Interpers. Violence 1999; 14(9): 915-939.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/088626099014009001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

To gain a greater understanding of what "elder abuse" means to the American public, a random sample of adults from seven culturally diverse counties in North Carolina was interviewed. Included in the sample were African Americans from four different counties and regions of the state. The four African American groups' responses were compared with each other, and with the views of a panel of elder mistreatment experts. There were areas of agreement and disagreement. The relevance of the findings is discussed in relation to research, practice, education, and policy.

Language: en