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- Convenor:
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Paras Kumar Choudhary
(Ranchi University)
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- Track:
- Life and Death
- Location:
- University Place 6.212
- Sessions:
- Wednesday 7 August, -, -
Time zone: Europe/London
Short Abstract:
The old age are facing various social problems in postmodern era. The problems and needs of the old aged require special attention of all concerned. The old age widowhood is very typical and critical problem through out the world.
Long Abstract:
The problems, issues and perceptions vary from one society to another. In some societies the old aged are recognized as the asset for the family as well as society and they are treated as the teacher, well wisher and so on. But in some societies aged are left to freeze to death and in still others are buried alive.
In the modern era medical science has achieved tremendous success and it has changed demographic proposition of old aged. On the other hand the culture of society has changed rapidly due to globalization forces. A new tendency of neglecting the old aged is developing amongst the younger generation.
The old aged are facing various social problems which has been categorized as- involvement in family decision and social participation, respectable behaviour, conflicting relationship with younger generation, Isolation, lack of adjustment, loss of power and suspiciousness etc.The term old aged can be studied under three types like, biological, psychological and socio-cultural. Biological refers to bodily changes, psychological aging related to the study of changes in nervous system which result in general decline in mental ability. Socio-cultural refers to changes in individual's circumstances as a member of family, community and society.The problems and needs of the old aged require special attention of all concerned, like the anthropologists, sociologists, gerontologists, socio-methodology of their professions involving strategies and courses of action.Apart from the above old aged widowhood is very typical and critical problem throughout the world.
Accepted papers:
Session 1 Wednesday 7 August, 2013, -Minakshi Devi (Marwari College)
Paper short abstract:
Thus a new type of culture is taking place in the society. In which old generations are facing adjustment problems with the behavior of new generations. This is a gap between new culture and existing social structure. This paper will throw light on deviant behaviour of pop culture people and conflict with old generations.
Paper long abstract:
In the history of world culture the Indian, Chinese and Maya cultures are very ancient and prosperous. That is why these cultures have expanded all over the world. But due to process of globalization these traditional cultures are facing pressure of change. The daily life style, dress wearing, food habit, sexual act, way looking at the world, relationship, marriage system, process of socialization, behaviour, faith and belief etc. all are being changed.
The people are guided by the mass media. The maximum number of social serials and films are presenting false image of the family and society by the television which are not true in anywhere i.e. type of family relationship and social phenomenon etc. are not really occurring in any society. But false image is more powerful and becoming more important than real image of the society today. Thus a new type of culture is taking place in the society. In which old generations are facing adjustment problems with the behavior of new generations. This is a gap between new culture and existing social structure. This paper will throw light on deviant behaviour of pop culture people and conflict with old generations.
Jyoti Lal Oraon (Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi)
Paper short abstract:
The Old Age itself is a problem. Health too does not support during this period of life. Only a few people are fortunate to have support at this at this juncture of life. In case of not being fortunate to have real supports from the wards, life of this period becomes hell.
Paper long abstract:
The Old Age itself is a problem. Health too does not support during this period of life. Only a few people are fortunate to have support at this juncture of life. It has been major concerns of economical down-fall. Such problem ever since the time of onset of old age and slip from settled life i.e. well before the old age. Modern Governments have adopted numerous methods to fight this problem effectively. For decreasing the problems of old age some of the laws have been enacted. There is a provision in law Under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code under the Chapter " The Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956. Under the said Act of the law the old aged parents at this juncture of life has every right to claim for their maintenance from their wards/children. However, at this very stage of life, if sufficient fund is reserved under direct control of the old aged individual, number of problems are reduced. The modern Governments have adopted policies to provide pensionary benefits at this juncture of life.
Not only this, such elderly figure creates lot of opportunities for their wards/children to grow more at all the steps of their livelihood which brings prosperity and joys in the lives of all concerned to the old aged individual. If such inaction is continued in future also, solution of old age problem and its values remain under existence.
Amitava Samanta (Markham college of commerce)
Paper short abstract:
we at the attainment of 55 years must have scientific planning to reunite at the root from where we have started our journey at the age of 1. It may be a village or a small town from where I have started my journey. Now at the age of 55 I am returning back to my village Lari .
Paper long abstract:
How old-age can be converted into gold age ? Old-age can be converted into gold-age by back to own village or town as "far away from madding crowd. We can repair or reconstruct our ancestral property and stay at old-age with all family members .
Japan, China, Indonesia, India the major countries of Asia are facing the problem of old-age and future of old population is already a problem in Europe, South and North America but in contrast 54 Islamic countries have their inbuilt socio-cultural adjustments where old is not a problem in isolation it is a important part of social life.
I can be back to my ancestral house with repair or reconstruct new apartments on the same land with a family fund .If fund is insufficient I can take loan from bank mortgaging the fixed asset.
Proper medicinal facilities is also an important sector in old-age . Proper geriatrics doctors should be appointed who will take care of the members of the apartments. Money for this project will be maintained out of a corpus fund under the guideline of Panchayat in village , municipality or municipal corporation in towns.
Spiritual centres will be inbuilt accommodated with meditation points, prayer rooms, yoga centres etc..Heritage Deity will be maintained and loan money can be taken from deity fund . Proper auditing and accounting will be strictly maintained by the chartered Accountants.
Francesco Zanotelli (University of Florence) Maria Antonietta Alessandri (comune di cervia)
Paper short abstract:
The paper illustrates some results of a research conducted in houses of Central Italy where conflicting situations are produced between different care-givers. This situations are useful to understand the conceptions that the state, relatives and immigrant have of the non-autonomous elderly.
Paper long abstract:
The Italian case in the Demography and Anthropology of old age is particularly important for the encounter of three processes at the same times: 1) an extreme demographic ageing of the population; 2) a specific 'moral' aspect expressed in terms of intergenerational obligation to take care of the elderly inside the kin-group; 3) a Mediterranean model of welfare policies based on subsidiarity between the state and the family.
It seems that the force and durability of this potentially explosive triple connection it is actually (and even more in the future) guaranteed by the insertion of care-workers, the badanti, recruited in the global market of domestic-care.
We will show the results of a research recently conducted in one municipality of Central Italy, that had deeply investigated the daily interactions between the relatives, the migrant domestic workers (badanti), and the personnel of the local Municipality responsible of primary care of the non-autonomous elderly.
The main results that we want to discuss concerns the frequent situations of tension that are produced inside the houses when subjects of the 'triple connection' have to collaborate with each other. The misunderstandings and incommunicability that often produce conflicts instead of collaboration are the emergent aspects of different points of view about 'care', expectations, hierarchization of knowledge, technification of care. All this situations are very useful to understand how non-autonomous elderly are conceived by the state, by their relatives, and by the migrants, in this specific context and in one moment of crisis for the whole society.