Aging India

<p>Explore Indian policy and practice on aging from a variety of perspectives! <br><br> 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.<br><br> 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> <p>Contents</p><ul> <li> INTRODUCTION </li> <li> An Aging India: Perspectives, Prospects, and Policies </li> <li> FOUNDATIONS OF AGING IN INDIA </li> <li> Demography of Indian Aging, 2001-2051 </li> <li> Perspectives of Research on Aging in India </li> <li> ECONOMICS, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL NETWORKS </li> <li> Economic Security for the Elderly in India: An Overview </li> <li> Health Status and Health Care Services Among Older Persons in India </li> <li> Aging, Disability, and Disabled Older People in India </li> <li> SOCIAL AND FAMILY RELATIONS </li> <li> Social Networks of Old People in India: Research and Policy </li> <li> Issues of Elder Care and Elder Abuse in the Indian Context </li> <li> CURRENT INTERVENTIONS </li> <li> Geriatric Hospitals in India, Today and in the Future </li> <li> Old Age Homes and Services: Old and New Approaches to Aged Care </li> <li> The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations for the Welfare of the Elderly: The Case of HelpAge India </li> <li> ADVOCACY AND POLICY </li> <li> Senior Grassroots Organizations in India </li> <li> Towards a Policy for Aging in India </li> <li> Index </li> <li> Reference Notes Included </li> </ul>