Emerging Issues in Gerontology Relevance and Possibilities by Tattwamasi Paltasingh

Emerging Issues in Gerontology Relevance and Possibilities 

by Tattwamasi Paltasingh

Publisher	Bookwell
Publication Year	2014
ISBN-13	9789380574523
ISBN-10	9380574525
Price	Rs. 1195.00
Binding	Hardcover
Number of Pages	340 Pages

About the Book :-

Present demographic trends have influenced the micro and macro socio-economic and development structure. There is an emerging need to pay greater attention to issues related to Gerontology in order to ensure quality of life with dignity to the elderly. This book is a modest attempt to put together different innovative ideas & academic initiatives from national & international front. The book explores some important issues for older people and aims to provide new thinking towards the ground reality that today's elderly confront. Four major themes i.e. Geriatric Health and Perspectives; Gender& Ageing; Geriatric Care &Intervention; Social Security & Policies for Senior Citizens are covered in the book. The sections are not exclusive compartmentalization; there are connections in expression of ideas depicted by the scholars from India and abroad towards better understanding of  healthy and positive ageing. The book would  be useful for scholars, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, members of civil society, students and those who are interested in the area of gerontology. It is expected that the book can enrich  the applied as well as theoretical knowledge base and open up new avenues for the senior citizens.

About the author :-

Dr. Tattwamasi Paltasingh is working as Associate Professor at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research (SPIESR), Ahmedabad. She has obtained her doctorate degree in the area of Development Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai with a Research Fellowship from UGC. A former faculty member at TISS, Mumbai and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad- has extensive experience in research, teaching and training. She has carried out several research projects related to Elementary Education, Higher Education, Social Sector Development, Gender Studies, Gerontology, Evaluation and Policy Studies. At present she is holding many responsible positions at state & national level. She was core committee member to develop tools & indicators for development sectors at the National level assigned by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She is at present the member of Programme Approval Board for SSA and MDM, member of Executive Committee for SSA and the member of Joint Review Mission (JRM) for MDM. Dr. Paltasingh has published papers in reputed journals. She has been a visiting faculty to many prestigious academic institutions of the country.

Dr. Renu Tyagi is working as Academic Associate at SPIESR, Ahmedabad. She has obtained her doctorate degree from the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi and received Post-Doctoral Fellowship from DST & CSIR, Delhi in the field of Gerontology. She has actively contributed in the field of Applied Anthropology and Ageing Studies at National and International level. She is a recipient of Dr. Wadsworth Fellowship during 2007. She has worked in the field of 'Geriatric Care' in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. She has many research papers in national & international academic journals to her credit. She is sensitive towards ageing issues.