Abuse and neglect are most common among the weakest elements of society, the very young and the very old. Abuse and the neglect of the elderly is a widespread, and therefore societal, problem. This news report outlines the problems of seniors living in nursing homes.
How would you analyze this social problem? Would you use a structural-functional, symbolic-interaction, or social-conflict analysis? Explain your choice. In your opinion, how is the problem of elder abuse likely to change with the aging of the baby boomer generation?
I would analyze this as a social conflict.…
