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Senior Citizens of India [electronic resource] : Emerging Challenges and Concerns / by S. Irudaya Rajan, Udaya S. Mishra.

By: Irudaya Rajan, S [author.]Contributor(s): Mishra, Udaya S [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: IX, 267 p. 12 illus., 5 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811577406Subject(s): Demography | Internal medicine | Social groups | Family | Demography | Internal Medicine | Sociology of Family, Youth and AgingAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 304.6 LOC classification: HB848-3697Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Chapter 1- Ageing in India: A Demographic Outlook -- Chapter 2 - Dependence and Disability: the age related derivatives -- Chapter 3 - Chronic Diseases and Morbidities: An Elderly Account -- Chapter 4 - Evolving Response to the Emerging Need of the Elderly -- Chapter 5 - Towards Ensuring Elderly Welfare: An Evaluation.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book provides an overview of multiple facets of ageing and its evolving dynamics in various Indian states. It elaborates on key dimensions like health, dependence and disability, as well as living arrangements for the elderly. Drawing on information from National Sample Surveys to offer readers a broader and richer understanding of the evolving demographic reality in India, the book addresses a range of detailed policies and programmes for the elderly in India. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, demography, economics and development studies. It also offers a valuable reference guide for anyone engaged in planning and policy formulation for social security, welfare of the aged or mainstreaming ageing concerns.

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This book provides an overview of multiple facets of ageing and its evolving dynamics in various Indian states. It elaborates on key dimensions like health, dependence and disability, as well as living arrangements for the elderly. Drawing on information from National Sample Surveys to offer readers a broader and richer understanding of the evolving demographic reality in India, the book addresses a range of detailed policies and programmes for the elderly in India. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, demography, economics and development studies. It also offers a valuable reference guide for anyone engaged in planning and policy formulation for social security, welfare of the aged or mainstreaming ageing concerns.