Author(s): Markynti Swer

Email(s): mswer2016@gmail.com

DOI: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00090.6   

Address: Markynti Swer
Post Doctoral Fellow (UGC), Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
*Corresponding Author

Published In:   Volume - 9,      Issue - 3,     Year - 2018


ABSTRACT:
This study aims at assessing the modern institution of Old Age Home located in Shillong with reference to the background of the people who have chosen to live there for diverse reasons. The study is based on personal interview of some of the elderly persons currently living in the Home with regard to circumstances leading them to choose the Old Age Home and not depending on the institution of family that has long been considered as the most important institution supporting the aged.


Cite this article:
Markynti Swer. Modern Institutional Arrangement for the aged: The Case of old age home in Shillong. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2018; 9(3): 535-540. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00090.6

Cite(Electronic):
Markynti Swer. Modern Institutional Arrangement for the aged: The Case of old age home in Shillong. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2018; 9(3): 535-540. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00090.6   Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2018-9-3-11


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