Liebig / Rajan An Aging India

Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-317-97193-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 266 Seiten

Explore Indian policy and practice on aging from a variety of perspectives!

This pathbreaking collection provides something that has been missing in the literature on aging in India, especially for non-Indian audiences: studies of various aspects of aging in India combined with analyses of current policies, policy trends and recommendations. You'll examine aging issues from a variety of perspectives?demographic foundations, social and family relations, economics, health and disability, current interventions, and advocacy and policy. An Aging India also provides you with up-to-date references, explanations of differences and similarities within India's diverse population, examples of programs in various settings including a geriatric hospital, a major NGO, and old-age homes, and an overview of the development of India's national policy on aging. Where appropriate, comparisons with U.S. policy approaches are noted.

An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies examines: - the demography of aging in India - the current state of research on aging, and the pitfalls associated with that research - income, poverty, and the problems created by the lack of any widespread retirement income system in India - the health status of Indian elders and what their healthcare prospects are - the situation for the disabled elderly in India - elder abuse in the Indian context - social networks and grassroots organizations for seniors in India - the role of Indian geriatric hospitals and old-age homes The insights of the top researchers and practitioners who contributed to An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies will strike home with their counterparts around the world. Make this book a part of your professional/teaching collection today!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liebig, Phoebe S

Rajan, S. Irudaya

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents - INTRODUCTION - An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies - FOUNDATIONS OF AGING IN INDIA - Demography of Indian Aging, 2001-2051 - Perspectives of Research on Aging in India - ECONOMICS, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL NETWORKS - Economic Security for the Elderly in India: An Overview - Health Status and Health Care Services Among Older Persons in India - Aging, Disability, and Disabled Older People in India - SOCIAL AND FAMILY RELATIONS - Social Networks of Old People in India: Research and Policy - Issues of Elder Care and Elder Abuse in the Indian Context - CURRENT INTERVENTIONS - Geriatric Hospitals in India, Today and in the Future - Old Age Homes and Services: Old and New Approaches to Aged Care - The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Welfare of the Elderly: The Case of HelpAge India - ADVOCACY AND POLICY - Senior Grassroots Organizations in India - Towards a Policy for Aging in India - Index - Reference Notes Included