Background
Griffin, Gabriele was born on July 26, 1957 in Cologne, Germany. Arrived in England, 1976. Daughter of Alfred Günther and Hanna (Schöne) Zielke.
(The ways in which gender is central to the occurrence, de...)
The ways in which gender is central to the occurrence, detection and prevention of elder abuse are analyzed in this volume. Drawing on their own research, the authors identify the gendered nature of elder abuse in the following areas: most of the very elderly victims are women; in both domestic and institutional settings, women abuse women; a significant number of older women are abused by their sons; a significant number of older men are abused by their female partners and daughters; and abuse by nonrelatives and noncarers of both sexes occurs. Gender Issues in Elder Abuse considers why much of the research on elder abuse has failed to engage with these facts. The authors call for a reframing of the issue of elder a
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Griffin, Gabriele was born on July 26, 1957 in Cologne, Germany. Arrived in England, 1976. Daughter of Alfred Günther and Hanna (Schöne) Zielke.
Bachelor, Leicester (England) University, 1979. Master of Arts, University London, 1983. Postgraduate diploma in education, Institute Education, London, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy, Leicester University, 1989.
Lecturer German Leicester Polytechnic, 1979-1984. Tutorial assistant, German Leicester University, 1981-1984. Lecturer English Loughborough (England) University, 1984-1986.
Professor women's studies Neve College, Northampton, England, 1986-1995, Leeds (England) Metropolitan University, 1995-1998. Professor English Kingston (England) University, since 1998. Executive member Association Institutions of Feminist Research in Europe, since 1997, Women's Studies Network, United Kingdom, 1992-1998.
Member Glass Ceiling, United Kingdom, since 1995. Chair management committee Pavilion Photography Center, Leeds, since 1997.
(The ways in which gender is central to the occurrence, de...)
Community representative women's advisory committee, Leeds City Council, 1998. Fellow Royal Society Arts.