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The book provides an interesting analysis of the time-use data to
examine the extent to which active ageing is occurring in India. It
also synthesizes data from the National Sample Survey Office All
India Survey and another survey undertaken in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar,
and Ranchi (capital cities of East Indian states) to examine the
role of the aged in the Indian Society. Nearly all countries in the
world are experiencing an important issue of ageing. India faces
its own set of challenges with its aging population due to the
absence of a social security system-the shifting family dynamics
questions the contribution of the elderly to the family in every
aspect. Econometric models have been used in the book to study
gender differences and variations across socio-economic conditions,
correlating them to the contribution of the aged to their families
and the extent of active ageing. The book broadens the
understanding on the aged and facilitates their integration in the
society so that they can age more actively. Active Ageing and
Labour Market Engagement offers an analytical perspective to
professionals, researchers, and policy makers interested in
gerontology.
This book provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the many
socio-economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic across
international boundaries, disrupting the economic system and life
styles globally. It starts by setting the historical context of the
pandemic and proceeds to describe the impact on the Indian economy,
how certain sections of the population have become economically and
psychologically vulnerable. International experts from diverse
fields-development economics, macroeconomics, corporate finance,
history, sociology, psychology, public policy, and urban
studies-contribute to this exciting analysis of an Indian and
global society at the crossroads. The book examines emerging themes
related to global economic revival, intellectual property rights
over the vaccine, and rupturing of the global supply chains. It
discusses the response of institutions and markets to the global
pandemic. It closes with a futuristic look at the new society and
global system that may emerge out of the chaos. A valuable resource
appealing to a wide readership across the social sciences and the
humanities. Readers include undergraduate students, postgraduate
students, researchers and academic teachers, and also public policy
experts.
This book analyses the reasons for relying on behavioural
contraception methods among urban 'elites' in India and examines
their efficacy in controlling fertility. It also traces variations
in contraception choice over the reproductive cycle of women.
Although researchers and policy makers generally equate reliance on
behavioural contraceptive methods with low levels of education and
awareness and lack of desire to control fertility, this perception
has been questioned in recent years. The authors' analysis of the
first three rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data
in India reveals that behavioural contraceptive methods are popular
in eastern India. Moreover, it is urban educated women who rely on
behavioural methods, and are apparently able to regulate fertility
quite effectively with such methods. NFHS data, however, has some
limitations and this motivates the authors to explore birth control
methods through primary surveys of currently married graduate women
in Kolkata. The use of behavioural contraception methods is a
little researched area globally and this is the first book focusing
on the topic in India.
Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata's IT sector, this
book argues that growth of the IT sector has created a demand for
skilled professionals. This has provided scope for highly educated
urban women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy enhanced
status and prestige within their families. These women workers
carefully plan their career and daily activities, keeping in mind
the need to balance diverse and conflicting needs of work and home.
This kind of decision-making occurs outside the utilitarian
framework and is better framed in terms of Herbert Simon's
'satisficing' approach, which takes into account the bounded
rationality of agents. Written in lucid, non-technical language,
the book will be an invaluable addition to existing works on gender
and labour studies and will be of interest to social scientists
undertaking research on gender, labour and the IT sector.
The book provides an interesting analysis of the time-use data to
examine the extent to which active ageing is occurring in India. It
also synthesizes data from the National Sample Survey Office All
India Survey and another survey undertaken in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar,
and Ranchi (capital cities of East Indian states) to examine the
role of the aged in the Indian Society. Nearly all countries in the
world are experiencing an important issue of ageing. India faces
its own set of challenges with its aging population due to the
absence of a social security system-the shifting family dynamics
questions the contribution of the elderly to the family in every
aspect. Econometric models have been used in the book to study
gender differences and variations across socio-economic conditions,
correlating them to the contribution of the aged to their families
and the extent of active ageing. The book broadens the
understanding on the aged and facilitates their integration in the
society so that they can age more actively. Active Ageing and
Labour Market Engagement offers an analytical perspective to
professionals, researchers, and policy makers interested in
gerontology.
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