The Elderly in India [Hardcover]

Kumudini Dandekar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0803993013 | ISBN-13: 978-0803993013

Thanks to improved health care resulting in increased longevity, the age profile of India's population is changing rapidly. This pioneering book describes, perhaps for the first time, the conditions of the elderly in India. Using nationwide National Sample Survey (NSS) data relating to 50,000 households, Kumudini Dandekar studies regional variations and the differences between rural and urban old in terms of health problems, financial constraints, and both the geographical spread and functioning of old-age homes. She also evaluates the efficacy of old-age pension plans and suggests new institutional arrangements needed for the aged. Firsthand portraits of the residents of homes for the aged in the Indian state of Maharashtra are featured as case studies. Unique in its evaluation of data from the various rounds of the NSS and in its documentation of the attitudes of the rural old toward health, old age, and death, The Elderly in India provides valuable information for not only gerontologists and sociologists but also social workers, demographers, and policymakers.

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Review

`Kumudini Dandekar brings three brings three decades of experience in demographic studies to this pioneering study of the elderly in India... Highly recommended' - Contemporary South Asia

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803993013
• ISBN-13: 978-0803993013
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,702,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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