Silent Victims: A Brief Report on Abused Older Women in Taiwan

Abstract

Around the world, previous research on elder abuse has consistently neglected abused older women; in many countries, older women often “fall through the cracks” in elder protection practice as well. This is true in Taiwan, where traditional cultural concepts cause many older women to suffer as silent victims of abuse.

KEYWORDS:

• domestic violence
• elder abuse
• older women
• Taiwan