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Elder abuse in Europe
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, KINGSTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.1-2.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Elder abuse is becoming a matter of increasing concern in Europe. The authors introduce this special edition on the subject.
The development of an elder abuse policy in Britain: patterns and prospects
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 2(3), 1995, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
The abuse of older people had been identified as a social problem at approximately the same time in both the UK and the USA. However, British responses to the problem have been slow to take shape. This article examines how British social policy currently views elder abuse and its implications for its positioning as a social problem of the 1990s.
Work, health and the commodification of life's time: reframing work-life balance and the promise of a long life
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 37(7), 2017, pp.1458--483.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
How to respond to an ageing society has become an increasingly important question, for employers, workers and policy makers. The authors critically engage with that debate, arguing that future approaches to the relationship between work and age should take into account multiple influences on older worker behaviour, including the combination of economic, lifecourse and personal priorities. They consider the international consensus that has emerged about the primacy of work as the solution to what to do with a long life. They then address the uncertain nature of work as it affects older workers, and discuss the commodification of time in relation to a productivist approach to demographic ageing and the attitudes of older workers themselves. A tension is noted between pressures for continuity and discontinuity within the adult lifecourse which is often eclipsed within a policy discourse that tends to focus on continuity as a route to social legitimacy. Thinking about life-time as a meta-narrative, a tension between existential life priorities and commodification, may help to explain the ease with which ‘live longer–work longer’ policies both dominate and obscure the potential of a long life. Finally, the authors examine the implications for work–life balance and suggest this needs to be radically re-thought when addressing the purpose of a longer working life and the promise of a long life in general. (Edited publisher abstract)
Elder abuse and the policing of community care
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 6(2), June 1996, pp.2-4.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Although there has recently been an increased interest in elder abuse, this article argues that it has been limited in policy terms to domestic settings, with little concentration on institutional abuse. Looks at the present state of policy in elder abuse and the need to take into account the social causes of abuse.
Failed individualism in community care: an example from elder abuse
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 8(2), 1994, pp.137-149.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Community care has been associated with a particular vision of interpersonal relations reflecting the demands of a market economy of welfare. It is argued that individualised notions of citizenship significantly effect how social actors respond to issues such as dependence, independence and interdependence, with consequences that locate unacceptable attributes within 'failed individuals'. This gives rise to a number of possibilities for collusion between workers, carers and older people who require services, and forms the basic triangle for interpersonal relations within community care policy. The parallel rise of elder abuse as a recognised social problem is considered in this light and three forms of collusive alliance, based on life-task, family solidarity and heroic defence are explored in greater detail. Concludes by examining the possibility of interdependence as a guiding principle which can be used to contain each actor's perspective, whilst contributing to the development of non-abusive relationships.