Indian Journal of GERONTOLOGY (a quarterly journal devoted to research on ageing) MANAGING EDITOR (original) (raw)

2018, Indian Journal of GERONTOLOGY (a quarterly journal devoted to research on ageing)

The ageing of the population is an unavoidable and irreversible global phenomenon. Until recently, population ageing was seen as a phenomenon occurring mainly in the developed countries of Europe and North America. It is now recognised that while both developed and developing countries are experiencing growing proportions of elderly, developing countries currently are ageing faster than developed countries. Senior citizens are an integral part of a population of any country who owe respect and attention equally like any other section. However, due to changing family structure and modernization, the elderly population is facing inevitable challenges to live their life respectfully. Loneliness, negligence and less importance, illness due to ageing and against lack of treatment are the most of the treacherous conditions which elderly are facing. On the other hand abuses against senior citizens are also common in the Punjabi society. Unfortunately, the abusers are their family members, ironically, on whom they depend upon the maximum. The problems of elderly in the modern families and abusive behaviour towards them are serious issues which are to be solved; otherwise it will harm the physical, mental and emotional condition of elderly in the Indian families inevitably and irreversibly. The paper tries to highlight the correlation between changing roles of families and their negative impacts on the elderly people.

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