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Development, elder abuse and quality of life
— older women in urban India | | Author(s) | Nidhi Gupta |
| Journal title | International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries, vol 1, no 2, 2016 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), 2016 |
| Pages | pp 158-173 |
| Source | https://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Quality of life ; Older women ; Urban areas ; Qualitative Studies ; Quantitative studies ; India. |
| Annotation | Often, 'development' is simplistically equated to economic growth; however, philosophically it has a deeper meaning that points towards improvement of humankind. The implicit meaning entailed in 'improvement of mankind' is 'increasing the lifespan' as well as people's 'quality of life'. With economic development and technological advancements, life expectancy at birth in India has almost doubled in the last five decades and continues to increase. However, with the changing socio-cultural context and weakening inter-generational bonds, the value system of filial piety is rapidly fading. These changes have led to increased incidence of elder abuse and neglect, especially within the family, which adversely affects older people's quality of life, more so for older women. Older women are more vulnerable, due to inadequate access to resources, and the dependence on spouse and family to meet their basic needs during the life course. This paper highlights the types of abuse experienced by older women in an urban context in India, and its influence on various dimensions and overall quality of life. The author uses data from a cross-sectional survey conducted in suburbs of Mumbai, India; she also refers to other empirical studies which provide an Indian context. The findings show a high incidence of elder abuse, family members being the main perpetrators. Elder abuse had a significantly negative impact on all dimensions of quality of life of older women, reflecting an urgent need for change in social attitude coupled with policy and programmatic interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525209 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: F:59: BD: RK: 3DP: 3DQ: 7FA |
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