Vol. 4 (03) pp. 1605-1612

Social Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Elderly.

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  • Research scholar, Dept. of Humanities and social Sciences, Indian Institute of Techhonology, Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand, (India).
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities and social Sciences, Indian Institute of Techhonology, Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand, (India).
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Abstract

The socio-economic transformation in the last few decades have rendered the elderly socially excluded. The present study aims to examine the social exclusion of the rural and urban elderly from the economic, social and cultural dimensions in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The data used in this study has been collected from the villages and wards of Jhansi district with a sample of 200 respondents aged 60 and above. The analysis of the data reveals that due to old age, lack of financial support and lack of opportunities to earn for livelihood in the villages, the rural elderly experienced more exclusion from the economic and cultural dimensions in comparison to the urban elderly.

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Sohini and Anindya J. Mishra. (2016); Social Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Elderly., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 4 (03), 1605-1612, ISSN 2320-5407.

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