Full Description
India's population is rapidly aging, with the number of elderly people expected to double by 2050, representing approximately 20% of the total population. This book highlights ageing issues in India from a wider perspective, bringing in national, regional and global contexts in one frame. It provides a comprehensive analysis of ageing while examining the socio-demographic and epidemiological transitions taking place in this century.
The book connects global ageing issues to the Indian context while discussing the challenges and responses towards making a society for all ages. It presents previously uncovered subjects like feminization of ageing, gender-focused empowerment of older adults, medical gerontology growth, informal care needs, and mental wellbeing as interconnected themes, offering comprehensive insights for contemporary challenges concerning the older population. With expert contributors offering extensive analysis through fresh perspectives, this volume effectively combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications that move beyond conventional approaches to ageing and advances our understanding.
The book would be of interest to researchers and academics working on ageing, social work, health and social care, sociology & social policy, and public health policy and practice. It would also appeal to community workers and non-government organizations personnel.
Contents
Lists of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Foreword - Amrita Kansal. Acknowledgement. Prologue - Anurita Jalan. 1. Ageing in India: Contextualizing it Nationally, Regionally and Globally, in an overall healthy ageing framework - Mala Kapur Shankardass 2. The Global Context of Ageing - Rosette Farrugia-Bonello 3. Policy and Program Options for Ageing: National Perspective - Venkatesh Srinivasan 4. Gender Issues and Empowerment Strategies for Older Persons - Kiran Puri 5. Changes in the life cycle deficit of elderly by gender and social groups in India - Laishram Ladusingh and Debolina Bhaumick 6. No Country for Old: Social Security, Life and Livelihood of Elderly in Contemporary India - S. Irudaya Rajan, Rakesh Ranjan Kumar & Anjana Rajagopalan 7. Ageing, Work and Self-Rated Health in India - William Joe, Varun Yadav, and Sunil Rajpal. 8. Medical Gerontology: Growth, Scope and Provisions in India - Sharon Glenn, and Ashish Goel 9. Informal Care for Older Persons in Indian Households: New Evidences - Ruchira Chakraborty & T. V. Sekher 10. Aspects of Formal Care in India - Ruchika Kuba 11. Geriatric Mental Health in India: Critical Issues and Challenges for the Future - Shorouq Motwani, Heena Merchant, Pooja Vora, Bilvesh Mandalia, and Avinash De Sousa 12. Rights of Older Persons: Time to Build Society for All Ages, National and Global Perspective - Anupama Datta 13. Concerns and Challenges: Setting the Priorities and Responses for the Indian Region in Global Context - Rosette Farrugia-Bonello. Index.
