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Age, ethnicity and equalities: synthesising policy and practice messages from two recent studies of elder abuse in the UK
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, BOWES Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 9(2), April 2010, pp.255-265.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper, drawing on comparative discussion of two recent studies of elder abuse in the United Kingdom, outlines the how these studies fit into current policy contexts on adult safeguarding. Elder abuse among people from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups is a complex issues with five key components: cross-cultural divides; professional’s lack of skill with ethnic diversity; family structures dictate that explanations of abuse vary; BME groups may experience additional exclusion through racism, compounding the effects of ageism; and finally the effects of migration, language and culture may impact abuse. Interviews were carried out with 2,111 individuals, aged 66 or older, in the UK between March and September 2006, and discussed specific experiences of abuse and maltreatment. The authors’ discussion draws out the central messages and identifies the challenges that the studies present to recent policy debates and innovations. These relate to the need to properly integrate both wider older people's issues and issues of racism and ethnicity within developments in adult safeguarding policy as well as social care services as the personalisation agenda advances.