Caring for the elderly : social gerontology in the Indian context/ Tattwamasi Paltasingh; Renu Tyagi
Material type: TextPublication details: SAGE, 2015ISBN: 9789351505365Subject(s): Social ScienceOnline resources: Click here to access onlineItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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e-Books | Central Library, Sikkim University | Not for loan | E-1883 |
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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