TY - BOOK AU - Paltasingh Tattwamasi TI - Caring For The Elderly: Social Gerontology in the Indian Context SN - 978-93-515-0263-0 U1 - 305.260954 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publication N1 - I: UNDERSTANDING GERONTOLOGY Theories and Concepts in Gerontology: Disciplines and Discourses - Tattwamasi Paltasingh II: SOCIAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES Social Security for the 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 III: 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, Anup K Kapoor Older People with Disability: Concerns and Policies - Indumathi Rao, Tattwamasi Paltasingh, Renu Tyagi Prospective Approach to Healthy Ageing - Pawan Kumar and A M Khan IV: 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 V: 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 Index ER -