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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