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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Exploitation of the elderly

Exploitation of the elderly

  • Fraud against the elderly
  • Vulnerability of elders' property
  • Financial abuse of the elderly

Broader

Fraud
Presentable
Abusive treatment of the aged
Presentable

Narrower

Denial of right to retirement
Unpresentable
Denial of equal benefits to elderly workers
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Juvenile stress
Presentable
Disrespect for elders
Presentable
Discrimination against part-time work
Presentable
Lack of protection for the vulnerable
Unpresentable
Social irresponsibility of youth
Yet to rate

Related

Physical abuse of the elderly
Unpresentable

Strategy

Protecting against vulnerability of elders' property
Yet to rate
Investing retirement funds
Yet to rate
Informing about fraud
Yet to rate
Exploiting the elderly
Yet to rate
Being fraudulent
Yet to rate

Value

Vulnerability
Yet to rate
Invulnerability
Yet to rate
Fraud
Yet to rate
Exploitation
Yet to rate
Abuse
Yet to rate

Reference

Costa, Joseph J: Abuse of the Elderly

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Finance
  • Commerce » Property
  • Societal problems » Crime
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Societal problems » Vulnerability
  • Society » Elderly
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D9343
    DOCID
    11493430
    D7NID
    136740
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020