@article{ref1,
title="Risk of violence in old age: arguments for a social science perspective",
journal="Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie",
year="1996",
author="Niederfranke, A. and Greve, W.",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="169-175",
abstract="In the paper presented gerontological and criminological aspects are combined and the necessity of a geronto victimology is claimed. It is argued that threat by violence and criminality is a specific challenge for older adults. Older people are threatened by violence in a different way compared with younger ones, they suffer more from the violence experienced, and they cope differently with this kind of stress. With respect to the so-called &quot;victimization-fear-paradox&quot; the need for an interdisciplinary approach is demonstrated. The discussion of different forms of violence against the elderly in the context of care leads to a plea for an extended conceptualization of violence. In closing, possibilities of intervention and perspectives for further research are discussed.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0948-6704",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}