Prevention of Abuse of Older Women in the Post-Migration Context in Canada
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Abstract
AbstractImmigrants represent 28% of the Canadian population over 65, and older immigrants - more of them are women - now comprise the majority of the aging population in Canada's large metropolitan cities. Despite ample research about abuse of older adults in general, few Canadian studies have focused on abuse of older immigrant women. This paper reports policy-relevant findings from a project that aimed to develop a shared program of research to prevent abuse of older immigrant women in Canada. The project involved a review of the literature on elder abuse and immigrant women, local meetings with key stakeholders in seven provinces, a public event in Toronto, and a two-day interdisciplinary symposium with provincial stakeholders. Two significant themes emerged from these activities: the value of bringing together professionals representing multiple disciplines and service sectors as well as older immigrant women and the need for changes in social policies to reduce older immigrant women's vulnerability to abuse and support their resilience. This paper examines relevant social policy contexts and highlights the previously-overlooked implications of the ideology of familism within policies concerning prevention of abuse and the importance of intersectoral collaboration.ResumeLes immigrants constituent 28 % de la population canadienne de plus de 65 ans. Les immigrants âges, dont la plupart sont des femmes, representent desormais la majorite de la population vieillissante des grandes metropoles canadiennes. Malgre de multiples recherches sur les violences envers les personnes âgees en general, peu d'etudes canadiennes se sont concentrees sur les violences envers les immigrantes âgees. Ce document presente les conclusions d'un projet visant a elaborer un programme commun de recherche pour prevenir la violence envers les immigrantes âgees au Canada. Ce projet comprenait l'examen des publications existantes sur les violences envers les aInes et les immigrantes, des reunions locales avec les intervenants cles de sept provinces, un evenement public a Toronto et un colloque interdisciplinaire de deux jours avec les intervenants provinciaux. Deux themes majeurs ont emerge au cours de ces activites : d'une part l'interet de rassembler des professionnels representant de multiples disciplines et secteurs de services, et d'autre part les immigrantes âgees et la necessite de faire evoluer les politiques sociales afin de reduire la vulnerabilite des immigrantes a la violence et de soutenir leur resilience. Ce document etudie les contextes sociopolitiques pertinents et met en avant les implications auparavant negligees de l'ideologie de la famille dans les politiques relatives a la prevention de la violence, ainsi que l'importance de la collaboration intersectorielle.IntroductionCanada's population is becoming older and more diverse. Presently, immigrants comprise 28% of the Canadian population aged 65 years or older, and the proportion of older immigrants is larger in major cities (Turcotte & Schellenberg, 2007). For example, of all older adults residing in Toronto and Vancouver in 2001, 63% and 51% respectively were immigrants. Among older immigrants who arrived in Canada in or after 1991, 75.6% belonged to a racialized community. Furthermore, women represent a greater proportion of older immigrants than men (Turcotte & Schellenberg, 2007). Despite this demographic trend, however, little is known about important issues faced by older immigrant women: a key concern is violence against women. Many studies have focused on violence against women and abuse of older adults, but few Canadian studies have considered older immigrant women experiencing abuse and neglect. In our search of literature published from 2000- 2010 we found only 6 empirical Canadian studies on this topic.There are many definitions of abuse of older adults/elder abuse, but an internationally recognized one was formulated by the World Health Organization ([WHO], 2002, p. …
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