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The United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
(MIPAA) offers a bold new agenda for handling the issue of ageing
in the 21st-century. It focuses on three priority areas: older
persons and development; advancing health and well-being into old
age; and ensuring enabling and supportive environments. This book
brings together global perspectives on the MIPAA and focusses on
and assesses the success and failures of governments to implement
its recommendations. Despite its pivotal importance in
international ageing policy, the MIPAA has been relatively
neglected by academics in their writings and studies. This book
mitigates this analytical and empirical cavity. Each chapter
focuses on one specific geographical region and addresses five key
themes: National ageing situation; Twenty years of MIPAA; Ensuring
ageing with dignity; Healthy and active ageing in a sustainable
world; and Priorities for the future. It presents an overall
summary of the findings, future challenges and opportunities
related to ageing, recommendations for future actions to be taken,
and policy adjustments needed. The authors also present lessons
that were learnt from managing the impact of COVID-19 on older
people, together with an outlook on the most immediate priorities
for the future so that the recommendations in the MIPAA are
achieved in post-COVID-19 and sustainable ethical scenarios. An
important contribution towards the advancement of ageing policy,
the book will be indispensable to students and researchers of
gerontology, ageing, and health. It will also be of interest to
policy makers, geriatricians, dementia care specialists, social
policy makers responsible for ensuring active and healthy ageing,
and all public sector departments which have specific
responsibilities towards improving the quality of life of older
adults.
The United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
(MIPAA) offers a bold new agenda for handling the issue of ageing
in the 21st-century. It focuses on three priority areas: older
persons and development; advancing health and well-being into old
age; and ensuring enabling and supportive environments. This book
brings together global perspectives on the MIPAA and focusses on
and assesses the success and failures of governments to implement
its recommendations. Despite its pivotal importance in
international ageing policy, the MIPAA has been relatively
neglected by academics in their writings and studies. This book
mitigates this analytical and empirical cavity. Each chapter
focuses on one specific geographical region and addresses five key
themes: National ageing situation; Twenty years of MIPAA; Ensuring
ageing with dignity; Healthy and active ageing in a sustainable
world; and Priorities for the future. It presents an overall
summary of the findings, future challenges and opportunities
related to ageing, recommendations for future actions to be taken,
and policy adjustments needed. The authors also present lessons
that were learnt from managing the impact of COVID-19 on older
people, together with an outlook on the most immediate priorities
for the future so that the recommendations in the MIPAA are
achieved in post-COVID-19 and sustainable ethical scenarios. An
important contribution towards the advancement of ageing policy,
the book will be indispensable to students and researchers of
gerontology, ageing, and health. It will also be of interest to
policy makers, geriatricians, dementia care specialists, social
policy makers responsible for ensuring active and healthy ageing,
and all public sector departments which have specific
responsibilities towards improving the quality of life of older
adults.
This book explores various practices and policies related to ageing
issues in India. It addresses ageing concerns from a theoretical
and empirical viewpoint with in-depth analyses of existential
dimensions of ageing. It provides deep insights into ageing in
India by discussing demographics related to health and social
differentials, gender concerns, retirement problems,
epidemiological transition taking place in the country with rising
problem of dementia and mental health problems. It consists of 23
chapters written by various established as well as upcoming
scholars in the field. The authors cover a broad range of topics
with regard to provisions for institutional care, geriatric
practice and emerging issues of elder abuse. The book will appeal
to professionals and to lay people getting interested in ageing
India from a social, health, gender, economic, psychological and
emotional aspects.
This book provides deep insights into concerns related to the
well-being in older women across the globe. Written by experts in
the field, it explores social roles, health, quality of
life/well-being, as well as concerns related to abuse and neglect,
impacting the health of older women. It discusses important
conditions for the holistic health of older women from different
perspectives and provides practical guidelines towards improving
the overall status of older women's well-being in society. The
chapters analyze the wider implications of older women's
experiences as family members, drivers of economies and members of
a diverse population worldwide. Covering a focus which is
applicable to countries across continents, whether developed or
developing, the book has an overall appeal to academicians, health
care, policy makers as well as researchers in areas such as aging,
gerontology, social work and psychology.
This book discusses emerging issues concerning ageing in India,
describes the multi-layered vulnerabilities of older adults in the
context of health care and caregiving, and explores social, legal
and economic perspectives. It also analyses the existing policies
and programmes intended to address these age-related issues and
assesses the importance of preventive geriatrics towards active
ageing, as well as the current scenario of institutional care for
the elderly in India. Gathering fifteen chapters written by leading
researchers in the fields of geriatrics, social work, anthropology,
sociology, psychiatry, economics, law and mental health, the book
presents the latest findings on ageing-related topics such as
elderly health, family change, old age homes, age friendly
environments and the role of integrative medicine. Accordingly, it
offers a valuable resource for researchers, academics,
practitioners and policymakers in the areas of gerontology,
demography and sociology, as well as all those interested in the
study of ageing populations.
This book highlights different aspects of the problem of elder
abuse and neglect in India, and discusses its forms as well as
means of prevention, intervention and management. It presents a
framework for understanding the occurrence of elder abuse and
neglect in India, placing the discussion within the global context.
Elder abuse and neglect is a growing concern in South Asia, and
this is the first comprehensive account of the topic from India. It
uses data from different parts of India to describe the various
dimensions of elder abuse and neglect among different population
categories and sections in society. Covering rural and urban areas
in different states, it discusses current perspectives on elder
abuse and neglect at the household level, widows, HIV-affected
populations, and those residing in institutions. This book
comprises views from experts in the field and is of interest to
researchers and academics from the social and behavioural sciences,
policy makers, and NGOs.
This book explores various practices and policies related to ageing
issues in India. It addresses ageing concerns from a theoretical
and empirical viewpoint with in-depth analyses of existential
dimensions of ageing. It provides deep insights into ageing in
India by discussing demographics related to health and social
differentials, gender concerns, retirement problems,
epidemiological transition taking place in the country with rising
problem of dementia and mental health problems. It consists of 23
chapters written by various established as well as upcoming
scholars in the field. The authors cover a broad range of topics
with regard to provisions for institutional care, geriatric
practice and emerging issues of elder abuse. The book will appeal
to professionals and to lay people getting interested in ageing
India from a social, health, gender, economic, psychological and
emotional aspects.
This book provides deep insights into concerns related to the
well-being in older women across the globe. Written by experts in
the field, it explores social roles, health, quality of
life/well-being, as well as concerns related to abuse and neglect,
impacting the health of older women. It discusses important
conditions for the holistic health of older women from different
perspectives and provides practical guidelines towards improving
the overall status of older women's well-being in society. The
chapters analyze the wider implications of older women's
experiences as family members, drivers of economies and members of
a diverse population worldwide. Covering a focus which is
applicable to countries across continents, whether developed or
developing, the book has an overall appeal to academicians, health
care, policy makers as well as researchers in areas such as aging,
gerontology, social work and psychology.
This book discusses gerontological issues and challenges impacting
the quality of life of older people in India. The chapters provide
different disciplinary insights ranging from sociology,
anthropology, psychology, health sciences, social work, demography,
gender, and legal perspectives. The chapters are written by experts
and practitioners in the field bringing focus to new gerontological
insights from an academic and an empirical perspective. It engages
the reader with the growth of different branches of gerontology
along with concerns faced by older people. It brings attention to
concerns related to ageing of the population in different parts of
the country, such as among the tribes, the LGBT community, and
conflict zones. It highlights gender aspects related to health care
and discusses policy responses, strategies to empower older
persons, the role of voluntary organizations, issues related to
caregiving and family bonding, and aspects of social protection for
the older people. It offers a valuable resource for researchers,
academics, practitioners, and policymakers in the areas of
gerontology, demography, and sociology, as well as all those
interested in the study of ageing populations.
This book discusses the contemporary medico-social, psychological,
legal, and therapeutic concerns related to people affected by
dementia as a patient or as a caregiver. It provides global
emerging responses to dementia. It highlights different dimensions
of dementia in terms of issues, concerns, policies, and strategies
all around the globe. The contributing authors present issues from
cross-cultural education visible in dementia studies and discuss
the power of music, art therapy, artistic collaborations, and many
innovative practices in dealing with dementia. Written by
international specialists from various disciplines, the chapters
include challenges and emerging issues related to the role of
family caregivers, the concern with vulnerability to elder abuse
and neglect, and the role of technology in dementia care. The book
provides a diverse perspective to dementia care not covered in such
a broad way by any other books on the topic. This book is intended
for academics from a wide range of fields such as sociology,
geriatrics, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology,
social work all of which, collectively, bear on the problem and the
solutions for better dementia care.
This book discusses the contemporary medico-social, psychological,
legal, and therapeutic concerns related to people affected by
dementia as a patient or as a caregiver. It provides global
emerging responses to dementia. It highlights different dimensions
of dementia in terms of issues, concerns, policies, and strategies
all around the globe. The contributing authors present issues from
cross-cultural education visible in dementia studies and discuss
the power of music, art therapy, artistic collaborations, and many
innovative practices in dealing with dementia. Written by
international specialists from various disciplines, the chapters
include challenges and emerging issues related to the role of
family caregivers, the concern with vulnerability to elder abuse
and neglect, and the role of technology in dementia care. The book
provides a diverse perspective to dementia care not covered in such
a broad way by any other books on the topic. This book is intended
for academics from a wide range of fields such as sociology,
geriatrics, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology,
social work all of which, collectively, bear on the problem and the
solutions for better dementia care.
This book presents a sociological study of the COVID-19 pandemic in
the context of India. It invites readers to understand disasters
and crises as triggers of radical transformations in society,
changing the very nature of every day and the meaning of normal. It
discusses the processes through which society accepts, internalizes
and reinvents a new way of life. It provides insights into its
impact on the individual, family, economy and the state and the
relationships not only between them but also within them. The
chapters draw attention to the concerns of the vulnerable sections
of the population - the aged, children, women, the disabled,
migrant labour and the economically backward classes. The chapters
are written in an engaging style, and each chapter investigates the
way societies think about the risk, threat and harm and the ways to
navigate crises of all kinds. As such, the book provides a key read
for academics, students and administrators, as well as general
readers confronted by an existential crisis caused by the pandemic.
This edited book is based on original work of authors. It discusses
elder abuse issues and brings focus on different ways of combating
it. The topic of elder abuse has gained importance in recent years
especially with ageing of the populations and increase in the
number of older people in societies. Australia and India are two
important and leading countries in the Asia Pacific region. Their
specific country responses are of interest in these regions and
even for the world. Combating elder abuse has gained importance in
recent times as there are not only different types of elder abuse
identified in societies but also there exists various strategies to
deal with the problem. What steps are being taken in Australia and
India can be examples of combating the menace in the Pacific and
Asian region. The book will of academic interest as it highlights
an important concern with which academicians and researchers are
increasingly getting involved in different countries and looking
for solutions and ways to combat the growing problem from different
disciplinary frameworks but mainly from social and legal
perspectives which this book takes into account. This is first of
its kind book which focuses on two important ageing countries,
namely Australia and India, simultaneously, who are increasingly
facing the problem of elder abuse, a growing global menace which
requires different combating mechanisms to minimize its impact on
societies. Social and legal perspectives on tackling the problem of
elder abuse in different situations are gaining ground in countries
and the chapters in this book discuss different aspects of ways to
combat the problem by also discussing aspects of its occurrence in
different sections of the society. Issues of vulnerabilities which
older people face leading to elder abuse and what kind of societal
responses are needed and are being adopted in societies to combat
the problem has been highlighted by different authors in the book.
Chapters written by experts from the social and legal field from
the two countries, giving first-hand account of the situation in
terms of care giving issues, financial abuse, rural areas, dementia
patients, widows, prevailing legislations, residential care
facilities, national and local responses, rights of senior
citizens, and broader concerns related to combating the problem
would be of interest to cross section of people across the world.
This book highlights different aspects of the problem of elder
abuse and neglect in India, and discusses its forms as well as
means of prevention, intervention and management. It presents a
framework for understanding the occurrence of elder abuse and
neglect in India, placing the discussion within the global context.
Elder abuse and neglect is a growing concern in South Asia, and
this is the first comprehensive account of the topic from India. It
uses data from different parts of India to describe the various
dimensions of elder abuse and neglect among different population
categories and sections in society. Covering rural and urban areas
in different states, it discusses current perspectives on elder
abuse and neglect at the household level, widows, HIV-affected
populations, and those residing in institutions. This book
comprises views from experts in the field and is of interest to
researchers and academics from the social and behavioural sciences,
policy makers, and NGOs.
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