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Spotlight on elder abuse as reported by the Russian mass media
- Author:
- PUCHKOV Pavel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 13(1), February 2011, pp.27-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper analyses the phenomenon of elder abuse in Russia using information gathered from Russian newspapers. The data were gathered through a review of the four local and national periodical newspapers over a 10-year period from 1998 to 2008. The articles were subjected to in-depth content. The overall study purpose was to determine the facts on the current situation of elder abuse in families in Russia. Six hundred and forty six articles were found relating to elder abuse, representing just 9.5% of reported crime, with crimes including physical abuse, theft, rape, murder and threats. Almost all cases of crime were perpetrated in the home, usually by someone who was known. Overall, the number of crimes reported in newspapers was small compared to other crimes, and abuse by family members was rarely mentioned. The author concludes that the reporting in mass media is effectively pushing gerontological issues towards the periphery of social problems, a problem that needs redressing.