Book Details

• Editor: S. Irudaya Rajan, Gayathri Balagopal

• Publisher: Springer

• Language: English

• Edition: 2021

• ISBN: 9789811539824

• Pages: 287 pages

• Cover: Hardback

• Sale Territory: India Only

About the Book

This timely and insightful volume delves into the growing and complex challenges of elder care in India, a country undergoing significant demographic transitions. With limited state support and an overreliance on familial structures for long-term care, the elderly often find themselves vulnerable in an evolving socio-economic landscape. The book critically examines the erosion of traditional support systems, the rise of old age homes, and the privatization of healthcare, which collectively pose new dilemmas in elder care.

Bridging empirical research with legal analysis, the volume highlights the gaps in care services and presents field-based evidence from across India. Contributors explore a variety of themes including caregiving practices, social and economic support structures, dementia care, and transnational caregiving patterns. It also discusses care within specific contexts such as urban slums, rural communities, tribal populations, and among elderly women.

A valuable contribution to the field of gerontology, this volume is ideal for demographers, social scientists, policy makers, legal experts, and practitioners engaged in aging studies and elderly welfare. Through its multifaceted approach, the book not only addresses the present caregiving challenges but also offers insights into building a more inclusive and compassionate care framework for India’s aging population.