Aging and Modernization: A Focus of Social & Culture Change

In recent Indian life system has been changing very fast. Today joint Family system is a myth. The many elderly are neglected and uncared in their family. The Indian Government concerns for the welfare of Elderly but they are not successful. In a modern life style every person has all such things accept than time. Time is very important factor to provide younger person to elders. They all parsons are busy in his work. The present concept of Social relationships enables social contacts, interaction, communication and exchange of views, feelings, miseries, worries, attitudes etc. The anotherfactor is adjustment, arising due to social and cultural change and elder papule are not able to adjust with the new culture and modern life style. The present time a many national and international social institutions working for the problems of elderly.

Social and Culture change builds community-based responses that address underlying social problems on an individual, institutional, community, national and international level. Social change can change attitudes, behaviors, laws, policies and institutions to better reflect values of inclusion, fairness, diversity and opportunity. Social change involves a collective action of individuals who are closest to the social problems to develop solutions that address social issues.

In Singh’s study of the differences in the nature and view of roles andexpectations held by the elderly and younger generations, it was found that ergative views towards the elderly were prevalent. Negative stereotypes were found to be held by the elderly themselves about their age (like being weak, dependent, nagging, inactive ands sometimes highly emotional) as well as by younger generations who noted other deficit so r limitations (for example the elderly as being cognitively deficient, unsatisfied with their lives rigid, disturbing and unimaginative). James A.Thorson, in Aging in a Changing Society tries to figure out the massive population shift, which the world is experiencing, as a revolution unprecedented in human history. Until the 20th

people has been increasing, but the ways in which different generations see the world have been changing as well. The physical as well as the psychological process of ageing and the health care system is well explained in the book. The topics are more applied than theoretical. Christina R. VictorpresentsOld age in Modern Society.ageing in modern society as a richly diverse experience. This book covers the social aspects of ageing by incorporating three distinct aspects of ageing. Ageing is considered as an individual experience, by investigating such topics as change in perceived identity as the individual progresses through life. The second aspect is the social context that defines ageing and seeks to understand the position of the elderly within the society. Third, the author examines the societal consequences of ageing. So the book finds the factors such as age, sex and social class contribute to make the elderly a heterogeneous segment within the total population. The author suggests that the main goal for an ageing society must be to replace notions of independence and dependence with a social framework, which emphasizes interdependence between generations.

The objectives formulated for this study are: ■ To study the socialand Cultureprofile of the elderly in Agra city. ■ To study the effect of Modern society on the elderly life in Agra city.

Method :-The present study, the researcher uses the survey method for data collection.

■ This study focused only on the elder pupil ■ This study focused only on the Agra city. ■ This study focused only on the social, Culture and modern profile of the elder pupil.

Sample Frame: - Elderly in Agra city

society affecting the Elderly and collecting their views regarding between modernization and problems of the elderly in Agra city. The data was analyzed using the percentage method.

5. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION:-

The Various factor affected the elderly life. Out of 40 respondentssome respondentare feel they are positive change in society such as 12.5% Nuclear FamilySystem,10%Western Lifestyle,32.5%Communication (Both Generations),00%Adjustment in younger with elders papule in family,27.5%moral value,100%More Job opportunities,100% More Job and businessfield,100%Cast system, 100%Health facilities 45%,Industrialization 52.5% Economical change,27.5% Financial Security,20% Social Securityand17.5% Psychological Change etc and some respondent are feel they are negative change in society such as 87.5% Nuclear Family System, 90% Western Lifestyle 67.5%Communication (Both Generations), 100%Adjustment in younger with elders papule in family,72.5% moral value,00%More Job opportunities,00% More Job and businessfield,00%Cast system,00%Health facilities,55%Industrialization, 47.5% Economical change, 72.5%Financial Security, 80% Social Securityand 82.5%Psychological Change etc.

In recent Indian life system has been changing very fast. The Various factors are effect the elderly life such as Nuclear FamilySystem, Western Lifestyle, Communication (Both Generations), Adjustment in younger with elders papule infamily,moral value,More Job opportunities, More Job and businessfield, Cast system,Health facilities,Industrialization Economicalchange,Financial Security, Social Security, Psychological Change and physical affect lives of the effect elderly life which reveal the specific needs of the elderly for welfare. The socio-economic security is a very important role in later life. The Government should be given on providing them opportunities for savings and making assets to live a comfortable later life. We have many changes in rural and urban communities. There have come vast positive and negative changes in the fields of new professions, Health, Economic change banking, management, media and information and several other sectors of service. We all are tiring to motivate the young generation to live in joint families and more interact with elder. Only family to do some effort to elders for adjust the modern life style in happily and motivate the young generation to live in joint families and more interact with elder.

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Research Scholar, AISECT University, Bhopal (MP) India