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A Review of Socio-Economic and Demographic Ageing Literature with special thrust on North-East Indian Studies

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Economics, D.H.S.K. Commerce College, Dibrugarh, Assam, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 4, Issue (5), Pages 89-98, May,14 (2015)

Abstract

Demographic research has developed as an important area of interdisciplinary study within the ambit of social gerontology in the context of an ever graying world population. Literature review was conducted to find out the areas of concern within the emerging issues in the process of ageing, know the various sources of data and methodologies applied in the various studies and identify the research gaps and areas for future research. There has been a vast growth of literature on ageing trends, patterns, socio-economic and demographic profiles of the elderly. Cross-sectional studies on specific aspects of the elderly have been done based on sample studies. However, longitudinal cohort studies with in-depth analysis of the different strata within the elderly need to receive specific attention on a multidisciplinary level by adopting a holistic approach to population ageing.

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