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Financial Exploitation of Older Women: A Case Analysis Using the Struggle for Recognition Theory
Marie Beaulieu1,2, Marie Crevier2, Monia D'Amours2
1a School of Social Work , University of Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke , Quebec , Canada.
Abstract:
This article aims to make a theoretical contribution to the field of mistreatment of older adults by introducing Honneth's Struggle for Recognition theory in order to document financial mistreatment of older women. Through a case analysis of an older woman financially exploited by her son, considering self-agency and structure, it shows how financial mistreatment disrespects the three components of Honneth's theory, primary relationships, legal relations, and community of value. Personal integrity, social integrity, and honor and dignity are threatened by mistreatment. This case analysis opens for further theoretical exploration of the Struggle for Recognition theory in the understanding of mistreatment of older adults.
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