Government amenities and laws relating to the elderly people in India

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

In Indian societies the family structure is more complex and the human relations are to be valued, its starts right from the socialization processes in human life. Recently those concepts are drastically changing due to the life style adopted by the people losing every kind of values, confining with selfish nature by suppressing the humanitarian views. These developments are affecting directly or indirectly towards innumerous social problems. Violence against elderly people is no exceptions. Such developments are presently breaking the family structure and humanity. Elderly crimes are most serious issues in Indian conditions. At presently there are 95 million population in India is above 60 years of age according to Help Age India Report predicted changing values in family system, economic compulsion of the children, Neglect and abuse are kind a serious problem in India makes flowing elder population towards Old Age Homes. The elders are most vulnerable to the crimes and easily become victims. Weak conditions may enhance the precipitation chances.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISSN: 2454-8715
• Umfang: Seite(n): 281-288
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: International Journal for Research in Law, 1(4)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Recht ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Recht ; Familienpolitik, Jugendpolitik, Altenpolitik ; Indien ; Familie ; Lebensstil ; Wertorientierung ; sozialer Wandel ; soziale Folgen ; alter Mensch ; Gewalt ; Missbrauch ; Menschenrechte ; Altenpolitik ; Südasien

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Chandrashekar, S.V
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-49307-7
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ