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

<P class=""ABOUTBOOKAI""> Insights into the different aspects of social gerontology. A broad understanding of social gerontology and analyzes concepts of ageism!

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Paltasingh, Tattwamasi (Editor ), Tyagi, Renu (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd, 2015.
Temas:
Social gerontology > India.
Aging > Social aspects > India.
Older people > India > Social conditions.
Older people > Care > India.
Gérontologie sociale > Inde.
Vieillissement > Aspect social > Inde.
Personnes âgées > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Aging > Social aspects
Older people > Care
Older people > Social conditions
Social gerontology
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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