ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Year : 2015, Volume : 5, Issue : 10
First page : ( 177) Last page : ( 182)
Online ISSN : 2231-5780.

Challenges faced by the elderly in the twilight of life

Philip Neena Mary

Ph D Scholar School, Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, M.G. University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Online published on 22 January, 2016.

Abstract

Ageing is a continuous process that begins with life and continues throughout the life cycle. An aged person faces many physical, psychological and social problems and he gradually loses his capacity to lead a happy life. Many people experience loneliness and depression in this age, either as a result of living alone or due to the lack of love and care from their near and dear ones. They are unable to make an active participation in the social activities. Elderly people lose connection with their friendship networks and it is more difficult to form new friendship circles. Parents when aged are neglected by their children. They are left to fend for themselves and are not properly taken care of. As they grow older, they become frail and weak and are not able to be on their own.

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Keywords

Challenges, depression, elderly, generation gap, loneliness, sociability.

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