Social Work and Elder Abuse: A Foucauldian Analysis

Recently, there an accelerating interest in elder abuse has arisen due to the implementation of community care policies relying upon informal care and a relentless political campaign to legitimise an enforced obligation to care. The use of care management technologies that focus on assessment and in...

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Main Author: Jason L. Powell (Author)
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Published: Social Work & Society, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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