A Social Policy Implication for the Issue of Elder Abuse

question 24

Multiple Choice

A social policy implication for the issue of elder abuse is that

• A) adult children need to be more financially responsible for their parents
• B) funds should be cut to programs that shelter elders
• C) we must accept that elder abuse happens and we cannot prevent it
• D) strained families need to have more help made available to them

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Definitions:

Public Sentiment

The general feeling, attitude, or opinion of the public or a specific population segment about an issue, incident, or person.

Moral Debate

A discussion or argument about issues concerning what is right or wrong behavior, often involving diverse perspectives and ethical principles.

Yick Wo V. Hopkins

A landmark 1886 Supreme Court case that held that laws applied in a discriminatory manner against a particular race were unconstitutional, safeguarding individual rights against arbitrary enforcement of laws.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1868, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including former slaves, and provided equal protection under the laws.