A Sociological Study of Caring of Aged within Family: With Special Reference to a Slum of Agra City
Asian Resonance(P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-V,
ISSUE-II, April-2016 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443)
Abstract
Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Sociology & Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra
The aged and the problems of aging have been concern to human being from the beginning of civilization. In all societies, whether modern or primitive, agrarian or industrial, man aware of his dignity and virtue of his power of thinking. Deprivation presents through-out the life of human being but it intensifies during the old age. The concept of retirement came with modernization, urbanization, industrialization and bureaucratization. In old age individuals did retire from their work but this retirement did not mean the retirement from the life, retirement from the society, retirement from the economic activities etc. But unluckily today at a definite age we do retire our aged not from the work but from all the socio-economic, cultural and familial relations also. They become more susceptible to chronic diseases, physical disabilities and mental incapacities. They loose dignity and respect, when they became inactive, incoherent, dependent, and senile. In fact the aged in our society face a multitude of psychological, social, economic and physical health problems. New social and economic forces have added fuel on the fire by eroding the traditional role of families and communities that had previously supported and protected the feeble, infirm, incurably ill, physically and mentally challenged and old age people. Aged need appropriate care and attention at this stage but the traditional support for the aged diminishing with the disintegration of joint family system and other post-modern change in our society. Though the governments and society undertook a number of measures to reduce the difficulties of aged yet these difficulties of aged are continuing in our society including slums because of lack of societal and governmental concern and familial carelessness towards aged.
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