CONTENTS Introduction 1 Lynn McDonald and K.L. Sharma Part I: Ageism 1 Age Bias in Social Work Practitioners: Implications for Social Service Programme Managers 17 Jane Roberts 2 Technology, Science, and Ageism: An Examination of Three Patterns of Discrimination 30 Kelly Joyce, John Williamson and Laura Mamo 3 Ageism and Social Exclusion in the United States: Implications for Social Policy and Social Work Practice 46 Yeon Shim Lee and Rashmi Gupta 4 The Ageism Conundrum of Age-Based Public Policy: Examples from the US 68 Joan K. Davitt 5 Ageism and Modernisation in Contemporary China 84 Douglas McConatha and Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha 6 Ageism in Health Care: A British Perspective 99 Arup K. Banerjee 7 Perceptions of Ageism Across the Generations 110 D.JamunaandP.V. Ramamurti 8 Psychological Issues in Ageism and Its Prevention 117 Indira Jai Prakash 9 Older Persons and Caregiver Burden and Satisfaction in Rural Family Context 126 B. Devi PrasadandN. Indira Rani 10 Stereotypes of Ageing among School Students 140 U.C. Jain andK.L, Sharma Part II: Elder Abuse 11 A Community Response to Financial Abuse of Older Adults151 Dephne Nahmiash andRhonda Schwartz 12 Protecting Vulnerable Older Adults in the Health Care System174 Peter Clark and Barry Goldlist 13 Adult Protection Legislation: From Intent to Practice in Three Canadian Provinces 189 Joan Harbison, Stephen Coughlan, Jeff'Karabanow, Madine VanderPlaat, Sheila Wildeman, Ezra Wexler, and Carla Nassar 14. Elder Abuse and Mistreatment; A Life Span and Cultural Context 201 Carey Wexler Sherman, DorrieE. Rosenblatt, and Toni C. Antonitcci 15 Investigating Emotional Reactions to an Elder Abuse: Pilot Study of a Triple Perspective Questionnaire 219 Christen Erlingsson 16 Intergenerational Justice: An Israeli Perspective 235 Ariela Lowenstein and Israel Doron 17 Elder Abuse in a Cross-Cultural Context: Assessment, Policy, and Practice 251 Rash mi Gupta andAnoshua Chaudhuri 18 Resolving Elder Abuse Complaints in Homes for the Age : Relevance of Ombudsman Programme 270 Varsha Pandya 19 The Abuse of Older People: The English Scenario 280 Amp K. Banerjee 20 Determinants of Elder Abuse in Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh: Evidence from a Micro- Level Survey 285 Md. Ismail Tareque, Towfiqua Mahfuza Islam, and Md. Mostafizur Rahman 21 Critical Understanding of Prevalence of Elder Abuse and the Combating Strategies with Specific Reference to India 294 Mala Kapur Shankardass 22 Elder Abuse: Outcome of Changing Family Dynamics 316 U.C.Jain 23 Caregiving and Caregiver Stress: A Case Report 324 RoopalekhajathannaP.N. andK.S. Latha 24 Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Review 334 K.S, Latha 25 Narratives of Aged Widows on Abuse 346 Anupriyo Mallick 26 Elderly Widows as Victims of Physical Abuse: A Qualitative Study in the State of Punjab 367 Madhurima List of Contributors 380 Index 384