Caring for the elderly : social gerontology in the Indian context /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Paltasingh, Tattwamasi (Editor), Tyagi, Renu (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd, 2015.
Subjects:	Social gerontology > India. Aging > Social aspects > India. Older people > India > Social conditions. Older people > Care > India. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Moneer Alam
Preface and acknowledgements
Issues in gerontology: an introduction / Tattwamasi Paltasingh and Renu Tyagi
Understanding gerontology
Theories and concepts in gerontology : disciplines and discourses / Tattwamasi Paltasingh
Social security and economic issues
Social security for elderly : issues and evidences / Aswini Kumar Mishra
Tackling poverty in old age / Anupama Datta
The rights of the elderly and socio-economic security / J. John Kattakayam
Health issues : dimensions and strategies
Social context and health status of the older adults in India / Sanjeev Bakshi and Prasanta Pathak
Ageing and cross-cultural variation in health issues / Satwanti Kapoor, Deepali Verma, Renu Tyagi, N.K. Mungreiphy, Meenal Dhall, Prerna Bhasin, Heemanshu Aurora and Anup K. Kapoor
Older people with disability : concerns and policies / Indumathi Rao, Tattwamasi Paltasingh and Renu Tyagi
Prospective approach to healthy ageing / Pawan Kumar and A.M. Khan
Gender and culture
Gender sensitive intervention for elderly women / Tattwamasi Paltasingh and Renu Tyagi
Ageing women in India : policy response / Mala Kapur Shankardass
Imagining old age : cultural interpretations / Subhadra Mitra Channa
Positive ageing : outlook and approaches
Bridging inter-generational gap through school education / A.M. Khan
Technology support in active ageing / Usha Dixit and V.C. Goyal
Ageing well and way forward / Renu Tyagi and Tattwamasi Paltasingh
About the editors and contributors
Subject index.