Includes statistical tables

"The volume is primarily a compilation of papers presented at the National Seminar on 'Ageing, Care and Well-being: Towards Empowerment and Fulfillment' organized in honour of Professor Jacob John Kattakayam as he moved out of the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala, 2017"--Preface.

The volume is a collection of essays in Social Gerontology that opens up newer vistas of knowledge and practice in the understanding and care of the elderly from a multidisciplinary perspective. The present day society is characterized by ‘greying’ and the elderly tend to be more and more marginalized as the family and society are undergoing dramatic changes. Ageing is perceived as one of the most serious issues of the globalized world and thus, caring for the ageing population has become a major concern for both the family and the State. Capturing the present-day reality of the elderly from the perspective of developing regions, the book, instead of debating on who will care for them, seeks to shift the focus on empowering and enabling them, so as to confront ageing with more grace and dignity. The volume features some of the leading scholars and researchers in gerontology from varying fields, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, and medicine. The volume will help the readers to reinvent the question of ageing and the aged with greater creativity, ingenuity and graciousness. Designed as a Festschrift to Professor John Kattakayam, an eminent sociologist and a passionate scholar-cum-activist in gerontology, the book will enable the readers to revisit the concept and practice of care giving of the elderly and suggest programmes and policies that will help to empower the elderly and aid them in leading a fulfilled life