Ageing Issues in India Practices, Perspectives and Policies
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Ageing Issues in India Practices, Perspectives and Policies
ISBN:
9789811658273
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
Yayın Bilgileri:
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
IX, 396 p. 40 illus., 31 illus. in color. online resource.
Series:
International Perspectives on Aging, 32
Contents:
Chapter 1. Ageing Issues, Research, Practice and Policies in India - An Overview (Mala Kapur Shankardass) -- Chapter 2. Challenges and Opportunities of Elderly Working After Retirement: Indian Scenario (Avani Maniar) -- Chapter 3. Women, Work and Aging (Bharti Birla) -- Chapter 4. Gender Differentials in bio-cultural aspects of Ageing in a Tribal Context: A Study among the Tiwas of Morigaon District, Assam (Chandana Sarmah -- Chapter 5. Dementia Rehabilitation: the challenges (Pragya Lodha) -- Chapter 6. Demographics of Ageing in India: Socio-economic inequalities and Challenges on the health front (K S James) -- Chapter 7. Living with age in slums: A systematic review (Anushka Ghosh) -- Chapter 8. Marginalised and alienated elderly of Kashmir: contesting their 'space' in the family and society (Mohmad Saleem Jahangir) -- Chapter 9. Geriatric Practice: It's status in India (Arvind Mathur) -- Chapter 10. Examining three models of institutional care in India and the interpretation of the needs of older persons (Deblina Dey) -- Chapter 18. Elder Abuse in Urban India: Evidence from Study (Ulimiri V Somayajulu) -- Chapter 19. Challenges and Opportunities in Social Care Of Elderly in Urban India (Shubham Shree) -- Chapter 20. Dynamics of population ageing in Odisha, India: Policy concerns for affirmative action (Tattwamasi Paltasingh) -- Chapter 21. Elder Abuse and Its Implications on Health Status of Elderly in India (Dhananjay W. Bansod) -- Chapter 22. Healthy Ageing: from concept to practice (Ritu Rana) -- Chapter 23. Sports and the Physical: Acting as stimulators for the Aged (Sanjay Tewari).
Abstract:
This book explores various practices and policies related to ageing issues in India. It addresses ageing concerns from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint with in-depth analyses of existential dimensions of ageing. It provides deep insights into ageing in India by discussing demographics related to health and social differentials, gender concerns, retirement problems, epidemiological transition taking place in the country with rising problem of dementia and mental health problems. It consists of 23 chapters written by various established as well as upcoming scholars in the field. The authors cover a broad range of topics with regard to provisions for institutional care, geriatric practice and emerging issues of elder abuse. The book will appeal to professionals and to lay people getting interested in ageing India from a social, health, gender, economic, psychological and emotional aspects.
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Dil:
English