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Contents Preface Foreword 1 Situational analysis of elderly in IndiaS Siva Raju 2 Demography of ageing in India levels and trendsS Irudaya Rajan and Sabu Aliyar 3 National and international efforts for promoting the situation of older persons a reviewSD Gokhale 4 Programmes and schemes for senior citizens of India a reviewGururaj Mutalik and Vinod Shah 5 Senior citizens and collective action a beginningVyasamoorthy 6 Elderly issues a few voices of senior citizens groups senior citizens groups 7 Networking of organizations working on elderly issues a case study of MumbaiS Siva Raju 8 Genesis of the senior citizens movement and the role of the All India Senior Citizens confederation AISCCONRN Mital 9 Some reflections on senior citizens issues way aheadS Siva Raju Appendices Attempts to focus on elderly issues are made from time to time but such efforts are isolated localized and have not brought significant results for enhancing their quality of life Under these circumstances the initiative of All India Senior Citizens Confederation AISCCON to bring the agencies involved in the care of the elderly working in different parts of the country to raise issues at various state district local levels is noteworthy One such effort included forming the Joint Action Committee JAC along with other organizations and observing a day of awareness on August 16th 2010 on various elderly issues In this regard an attempt made by AISCCON to bring out a volume as an information base for understanding the background issues policies and programmes and need for networking of the senior citizens across the country provides us a valuable platform from which to collaborate amongst different senior citizens groups in our country Thus the volume presents the voices of senior citizens from different socio-economic backgrounds and from different areas across the country to plead a common cause The book briefly highlights issues of the elderly and provides a glimpse as to the major areas the Government and civil society need to address Besides it mentions those sectors where a new inclusive approach for better services at affordable rates is required Such issues are represented based on the voices of senior citizens across the country from Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala providing a wide perspective of those residing in different parts of India This volume symbolizes the first effort towards the goal of strengthening the collectivity of senior citizens It demonstrates that the elderly are active agents in asserting their own needs as well as a significant resource in constructing a progressive India This book brings attention to an issue which is important for all stakeholders in different sections of society to look at how each of us has an important role to play in taking care of the elderly in our society jacket 206 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Older women and inclusive development: some critical issues/P.K.B. Nayar. 2. Empowerment of elderly widows in rural Tamil Nadu: a study with demographic socio-economic and health perspectives/R. Hariharan, N. Malathi and M.V. Vaithilingam. 3. Feminization of ageing in India: a demographic perspective/Pawan Kumar. 4. Mental health and quality of life among elderly women in slums: a study/V. Sethuramalingam. 5. Morbidity patterns among the rural elderly: a health perspective/Meenu Kalia, Amrit Virk and B.P. Gupta. 6. State of empowerment of the elderly in India: a statistical exposition/Sanjeev Bakshi and Prasanta Pathak. 7. Socio-economic and physical health problems of rural elderly: a study in Odisha/Debasmita Barik, Puspanjali Sahu and Bharati Panda. 8. Problems of elderly women: a study in Karnataka/Chandrakumar B. Sedamkar and Hanamanthappa B. Sedamkar. 9. Sociological investigation of Palliative care: a study in Kerala/A.K. Sharma and T. Shukkoor. 10. Health seeking behaviour of khasi indigenous older people in Bangladesh/Faisal Ahmmed. Ageing as an area of research has been one of much interest in the developed world, while in developing countries like India this trend is slowly but surely gaining importance. However published work in ageing and related issues is still in its nascent stages. The need therefore is to adequately study and analyse the phenomenon of ageing and its linkages with developmental issues and the means to address problems related with the process of ageing. It is with this context in mind that the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health IASSH has brought an edited volume focussing exclusively on ageing and its relation with developmental issues. The major theme discussed are: older women and inclusive development empowerment of elderly widows mental health of elderly women in slums health and other issues relate to elderly living in different geographical settings like rural urban and tribal areas status of palliative care, tribal elderly and their accessibility to health female elderly in old age homes and gender disparity in food and health expenditure.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The book 'Gerontological Social Work in India: Some Issues and Perspectives' selected papers presented at a National Seminar on "Globalisation and Ageing: Implications for Gerontological Social Work", organised by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Family Welfare Agency during December 22-24, 1997. The book is divided into three parts. Part I contains papers which examine the changing situation of the ageing with reference to globalisation and the role of the United Nations to better their situation and discuss the emerging issues of financial and social security, health, built environment and abuse and neglect. The papers in Part II draw implications from the situations and issues of ageing, document experiences of, and discuss recommendations for, gerontological social work. Part III presents a specially prepared classified bibliography on social gerontology in India. In 1999, the United Nations observed the International Year of Older Persons. In this context, the book is indeed timely and is a valuable addition on the subject which will be of interest to all social scientists.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 194 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.