Elderly Care in India - Societal and State Responses (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

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 changing dynamics between generations in the family structure and privatization of health care in general create new challenges that need to be addressed. Although care plays a significant role in the well-being of the elderly, there is not much research available from India. This volume draws on field-based evidence and the legal framework in India to understand the ways in which care is organized for the elderly and to locate the main sources of care provision. The book addresses key themes such as shrinking of traditional support base of the elderly, trajectory of old age homes in India and care arrangements for the elderly within the community. Written by academics and practitioners in the field of gerontology, this book is an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, social scientists studying aging, and human rights and legal experts working with the aged.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	S.Irudaya Rajan • Gayathri Balagopal
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	267
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-3438-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
LSN:	981-10-3438-9
Barcode:	9789811034381

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