vulnerability and support structures
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Khan, M.Z.
- Creator
- Yusuf, Mohammad
- Creator
- Kaushik, Archana
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- V IND 1P 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- ouderen, gezondheid, voeding, inkomen, relaties, sociale netwerken, veiligheid, India, statistiek, onderzoek
- Description
- This book focuses on a cross-section of elderly women in nine states of India having a high proportion of Below Poverty Line (BPL) hourseholds, including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh. Going deep into their socio-demographic background, it addresses issues pertaining to their livelihood, nutrition and health, interpersonal relations and vulnerability risks. It also presents an assessment of the awareness and availability of existing social security schemes meant to shield the elderly women from undeserved want and vulnerability.