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Social Exclusion among Elderly: Analysis on Ambedkar’s Humanistic Perspective
This paper is on the social exclusion of elderly through an analysis of several of their exclusionarydimensions. It discusses the humanistic philosophy of Ambedkar. The study finds as a specificvulnerable group, the elderly population which is totally not free from any kind of deprivation. Theemphasis is on elder people‘s ‗engineered‘ dependency and marginalisation, which are attributed tofactors such as imposed retirement age, restricted social roles, inadequate retirement income,exclusion from labour market and from the social domains of everyday life, and from the capabilityto exercise economic choice. It discusses the gender dimension too, namely the exclusion of theelderly persons and finally the paper calls for the recognition of the problem of elderly people'sexclusion in the light of Ambedkar‘s humanism and for social work intervention to solve theseproblems through a community based inclusive care strateg
From the Field: Touching Lives: Interventions of VOSARD Jose Antony1 Introduction
Voluntary Organisation for Social Action and Rural Development (VOSARD) was founded in1998 with the objective of transforming the lives of the poor, marginalised and the under-privilegedpeople in the most backward and remote hilly areas of Idukki district of the Western Ghats regionin Kerala. It is a registered Charitable Organisation under Travancore Kochi Cultural, Scientific,Charitable Societies Registration Act of 1955 and functioning under the aegis of the Carmelites ofMary Immaculate (CMI) Congregation of the Catholic Church. Since the beginning
Pre-marital Counselling: Function of Sustaining Marital Life
Pre-marital Counselling: Function of Sustaining Marital Lif
Public Private Partnership in Education: A Comparative Study between Pakistan and Bangladesh
Public Private Partnership in Education: A ComparativeStudy between Pakistan and Banglades
Book Review : Sustainable Food Security
P. K. Jain, B. S. Hansra, K. S. Chakraborty and Jayashree M. Kurup (eds.),2010, New Delhi, Mittal Publications, ISBN 81-8324-356-8, hard cover,pp.xxii+401, price: Rs.110
Impact of The India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement On Pepper trade In Kerala
Impact of The India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement On Pepper trade In Keral
Decentralisation of Elementary education and Community participation in Kerala
Decentralisation of Elementary education and Community participation in Keral
Women’s Education, Employment and unemployment In Iran
Women’s Education, Employment and unemployment In Ira