- Title
- An invastigation into factors that contribute to elder abuse: a case study of mount frère town in the umzimvubu local municipality
- Creator
- Rasmeni, Nosabelo Lusanda
- Subject
- Older people -- Abuse of
- Subject
- Abused elderly -- Services for
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19625
- Identifier
- vital:43153
- Description
- The aim of this study was to explore factors which contribute to elder abuse in Mount Frere Town, in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. A qualitative approach was used to allow for the achievement of the research aim which was to explore contributory factors towards elderly abuse in Mount Frere Town. A purposive sampling approach was used to select participants in accordance with their experiences and required characteristics. A total sample of fourteen participants was selected. The data was obtained through focus group interviews, using an interview schedule (Appendix B, C, D and E) as an interview guide and the interview sessions were all recorded with an audio recorder. Separate interview schedules were used for the focus groups with the elderly participants (Appendix B – English version and D- IsiXhosa version) and the group consisting of caregivers (Appendix C – English version and E – IsiXhosa version). Thematic analysis was used to analyse and interpret results. Eight main themes were identified, namely: Living Conditions, Daily Activities, Age and Gender, Alcohol Consumption, Family Victimization, Offender Related Factors, Elderly Protection, and Intervention. These themes were identified under chapter four and discussed in the subsequent chapter. Respective sub-themes were identified under each theme and were discussed comprehensively. Key to all these themes was that most perpetrators of elderly abuse were family members, relatives and neighbours of the victim. Also worth noting is the revelation that elderly people, especially those who live in the rural areas are mostly living alone or with little children and are, therefore, without protection.
- Description
- Thesis (M Soc Sc) (Criminology) -- University of Fort Hare, 2018
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (129 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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