am, an 86-year-old woman in relatively poor health, has been living with her 55-year-old daughter Sandra for the past three years in town. Recently, neighbors became concerned because they had not seen Pam very often for the last several months. When they did, she looked rather worn, thin, and unkept. Finally, the neighbors decided that they should do something; so, they called the local office of the Ministry of Human Services. Upon hearing the details of the situation, you are the social caseworker and are now investigating the case.   1. As the social case worker on this case, how would you investigate the case, and what are some of the possible  expected findings? Pam is a victim of__________

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Pam, an 86-year-old woman in relatively poor health, has been living with her 55-year-old daughter Sandra for the past three years in town. Recently, neighbors became concerned because they had not seen Pam very often for the last several months. When they did, she looked rather worn, thin, and unkept. Finally, the neighbors decided that they should do something; so, they called the local office of the Ministry of Human Services. Upon hearing the details of the situation, you are the social caseworker and are now investigating the case.

 

1. As the social case worker on this case, how would you investigate the case, and what are some of the possible  expected findings? Pam is a victim of__________ 

 

 

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Gerontology is a study of the aging process and their life course, whereas in sociology we study gerontology more in terms of what social causes impacts the life of an individual when they age and how during the period of getting aged what social factors impact their living etc. In this answer, a case is given which is related to aged who are victims of abuse in mild form or major, and that is the crux of this answer.

 

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