Generational conflict as social values decline and its relationship to violence against the elderly Field study on a sample of elderly people in the hospice Sidi Moussa , Algiers -

Abstract

The problem of violence against elders doesn’t gain a lot of attention from the specialist in the last few years, most of the researchers of violence in families focused  on studing and treating the problem of violence against women or wives and against children in which some of the studies shows that the elders or aged people are also suffering from this phenomena and bead treating too both if they live alone or with their relatives, and depending on the nature of the theme of studing the situation of this special social category, and its specific characteristics it becomes more important than the other categories. Moreover, the nature of this sensitive theme lead us to search and know the main reasons and effects of this phenomena on the system of behaviors which was characterizing this category and giving it the organization and balance in the social relationships between people.

This study was organized and précised through the conflict between the social relationships or what’s called generations conflict. (the conflict between generations), and to know more about this phenomena especially its causes and effects on aged people, we have done a practical study on a sample of elders who are living in hospices using interviews, analysis and descriptive method.