Elder Abuse and Child Abuse:

Abstract

Elder abuse has been compared with other forms of intrafamilial violence. Despite obvious age and status differences, elder parents and young children exhibit similarities that make the linking of elder and child abuse compelling. However, difference in the nature of child-to-parent and parent-to-child relations and in the social and legal status of adulthood versus childhood argue against a too facile linking of the two problems. This paper suggests dimensions relevant to a comparison of intergenerational physical abuse of elder parents and young children.

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