Elderly Care in India : Societal and State Responses

This volume highlights a range of issues underpinning elder care in India, with particular focus on the challenges that India faces in caring for the elderly. In addition to the very limited state support and near total dependence on the family for long-term social care and economic support, the cha...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Irudaya Rajan, S. (Editor), Balagopal, Gayathri (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Geriatrics.
Human rights.
Aging.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811034398
DOI10.1007/978-981-10-3439-8
Physical DescriptionXIX, 267 p. 14 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction - S Irudaya Rajan And Gayathri Balagopal
  • 2. After the Dividend: Caring for a Greying India - Debasis Barik, Tushar Agrawal, Sonalde Desai
  • 3 'Fragile Mind and Failing Memory': The Construction of Care for the Elderly by the Laws and Policies in India- Deblina Dey
  • 4. Ageing population: need for formal care workers - Bharti Birla
  • 5.Old Age Homes in India: Sharing the Burden of Elderly Care with the Family - Anupama Datta
  • 6. Elder Care and Living Arrangement in Kerala - S. Irudaya rajan, S. Sunitha, U. R. Arya
  • 7. Socioeconomic condition and social support among the ageing Tiwas of Assam - Chandana Sarmah, Barnali Das
  • 8. Care and Support During Twilight Years: Perception of Elderly from Rural India - Dhananjay W. Bhansod
  • 9. Importance of Caregiving in Accomplishment of Daily Routine Activities of the Oldest Old - Shubham, Arvind K. Joshi
  • 10. Vulnerability and Coping Mechanism of Aged: A Study of Elderly Widows in Jharkhand - Sangeeta Kumari Gupta, T. V. Sekher
  • 11. Elderly Women: Prevailing Paradigm of Caring Scenario in the Backdrop of Feminisation of Ageing - Jayashree S
  • 12. Caring for the Elderly with Dementia - Robert Mathew
  • 13. Care and support arrangements among elderly residents of an urban slum in Tamil Nadu State, India - Gayathri Balagopal
  • 14. Sibling Care among Rural Elderly Widows - c. Aruna
  • 15. Migrant children, ageing parents and transnational care strategies: Experiences from Central Travancore, Kerala - Sreerupa.

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