Understanding Greying People of India

This book brings together contributions of distinguished scholars from different social sciences looking at different aspects of the phenomenon of ageing in the context of India. It represents a tryly multidisciplinary approach to the phenomenon of ageing and its nature. The various papers in this book provide a review of literature, identify the trends and gaps in gerontological research in the country as also suggest areas of concern for further research. The book generates a better understanding and appreciation of the problems of the elderly in India. Despite the diversities in their data and analytical treatment, the papers contained in this book do maintain a certain thematic unity and also reflect a shared concern for the aged. The problem is global no doubt, their solutions and handling at programmatic level may, however, have to vary to suit the historical, cultural, demographic and developmental specificities of the problems of the aged in the context of India. This book will be useful to sociologists, social gerontologists, planners, administrators, demographers as well as voluntary organizations involved in the welfare of the elderly.