Aging India

<p>Explore Indian policy and practice on aging from a variety of perspectives! <p/> This pathbreaking collection provides something that has been missing in the literature on aging in India especially for non-Indian audiences: studies of various aspects of aging in India combined with analyses of current policies policy trends and recommendations. You'll examine aging issues from a variety of perspectivesdemographic foundations social and family relations economics health and disability current interventions and advocacy and policy. An Aging India also provides you with up-to-date references explanations of differences and similarities within India's diverse population examples of programs in various settings including a geriatric hospital a major NGO and old-age homes and an overview of the development of India's national policy on aging. Where appropriate comparisons with U.S. policy approaches are noted. <p/> An Aging India: Perspectives Prospects and Policies examines: </p><ul> <li> the demography of aging in India </li> <li> the current state of research on aging and the pitfalls associated with that research </li> <li> income poverty and the problems created by the lack of any widespread retirement income system in India </li> <li> the health status of Indian elders and what their healthcare prospects are </li> <li> the situation for the disabled elderly in India </li> <li> elder abuse in the Indian context </li> <li> social networks and grassroots organizations for seniors in India </li> <li> the role of Indian geriatric hospitals and old-age homes </li> </ul><p>The insights of the top researchers and practitioners who contributed to An Aging India: Perspectives Prospects and Policies will strike home with their counterparts around the world. Make this book a part of your professional/teaching collection today!</p>