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Social isolation and loneliness among urban older people: a study of Cooch Behar municipal town, West Bengal, India.
- Source :
- Working with Older People: Community Care Policy & Practice; 2020, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p61-71, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Purpose: Alienation and isolation is an off-seen social aspect of gerontological crises. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the social isolation and loneliness of older people that emerge from inadequate integration with the social network, coupled with increasing social chasm between the aged and the young. The sample population is Cooch Behar municipal town, West Bengal, India. Design/methodology/approach: To conduct the study, data have been collected through a questionnaire followed by purposive random sampling and analyzed with the help of loneliness scale and correlated variables. Findings: The study reveals that marital status, social network, social class and health are some of the parameters that influence the level of social isolation and loneliness among the older people. Originality/value: The result highlights the importance of social relationships and interaction on the ageing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
HEALTH status indicators
INTERPERSONAL relations
LONELINESS
MARITAL status
METROPOLITAN areas
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
SATISFACTION
SEX distribution
SOCIAL classes
SOCIAL isolation
SOCIAL networks
SOCIAL participation
STATISTICS
JUDGMENT sampling
DATA analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13663666
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Working with Older People: Community Care Policy & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141565493
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-04-2019-0008