"Chapter 2. Elder abuse: A growing problem ………… ……..2.1 Overview of the issue in India ………… ……… … ………… …. .2.2 Incidence of the issue in Delhi …………… ……… ………… …. .2.3 Literature review ………… … ………… ……… … ………… ……… .Chapter 3. Execution of the Research problem ……… …….3.1 Agenda ……… … ………… ……… … ………… ……… … ………… ….3.2 Formulation of hypothesis …… … ………… ……… … ………… …3.3 Objectives of the study … ……… … ………… ……… … ………… . .3.4 Research methodology ………… …… ………… ……… … ……… . .(A) Research Tools … ………… ……… … ………… ……… … ……… .(B) Sample design … ………… ……… … ………… ……… … ……… . .3.5 Sample size……………… ……… … ………… ……… … ………… …3.6Limitations of the study …… ………… ……… … ………… ……. .Chapter 4. Report findings and data analysis ………… ……4.1 Data Analysis ………… ……… … ………… ……… … ………… …….1) Age ……… ……… ………… ……… … ………… ……… … …. . . . .2) Marital status … ………… ……… … ………… ……… … ……..3) Educational status … ……… … …… … ……… … … … … … ….4) Living Arrangement …… … ……… … …… …… … …… … …..5) Livelihood … … … … ……… … …… … ……… … …… … … … ….6) Ownership of house ……… … ……… ……… … … … … … ….7) Victim of elderly abuse …… … …… ……… … …… … … ……8) Elder abuse sufferers …… … ……… ……… … …… … … ……9) Duration of abuse … ……… … … …… … ……… … …… … …..10) Abuser …… … …… ……… … … …… … … ……… …… … … …….11) Causes of elderly abuse … …… …… … ……… … …… … …..12) Reporting of abuse … …… …… …… … ……… …… … … ……13) Whom reported?.........................................................4 14) Why not reported?......................................................15) Health issues … …… ……… … …… … ……… … … … … … … …16) Old age homes ………… … ……… … …… …… … …… … ……17) Reasons for old age homes …… … … ……… …… … … ……18) Ways to successfully handle abuse ………… … …… … ….19) Awareness of existing redressing mechanisms … … ……4.2 Personal interviews ……… … …… …… ……… … … …… … ………..(A) Case studies …… …… …… … …… … … ……… …… … … …… …4.3 Role of media ……… … …… … … … … …… … …… … …… … … ……..Chapter 5. Recommendations … ……… ……… …… … … ………5.1 Existing legal redress mechanisms …… … …… … …… … ………..5.2 Suggested recommendations … …… … …… … … … … …… ……….Chapter 6. Conclusion ……… … … ……… ……… …… … … ………AppendixReferences 5 PREFACESocial justice and equality is a very essential condition along with development of any nation. This isespecially true for elderly people. However the rapid development has led to an increasing incidence ofelderly abuse in the world.The increasing attention that has been devoted to the issue can be attributed to the increasing proportionof the elderly in most developed parts of the world. In fact, in the economically developed societies, theissue gained realization much earlier than it evoked concerns in India or any other developing country forthat matter. For instance, in the Western parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, Britainand France, an increased attention has been given to issues of abuse and neglect of the elderly since the1 1970s and 80s .One of the most common explanations for this mismatch over concern for the elderly between developedand developing parts of the world is that the latter have been endowed with a relatively young populationthat has been responsible for propelling growth in these regions. However, as a result of demographicchanges, most developing societies too have growing numbers of the elderly constituting their population.This has therefore required concern over the pressing issue of elderly abuse and neglect in the developingsegments of the world as well. In India many cases of physical, psychological, sexual and financial abuse of the elderly are evidentlyrising with increasing modernization and small-family norms. This poignant issue demands immediateconcern.Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the nature and extent of elderly abuse in terms of their needsand desires towards emotional, economic, care giving, social and cultural issues. This study will focus onurban and rural areas of Delhi and will try to find out the prevalence and the causes for the same in thescenario of growing need for care, safety and security of the older person. Also, the study will enquireabout any crime against the elderly.1 http://malakapurshankardass.com/articales/Elder_Abuse_and_Neglect_in_India_2_for_Rajan.pdf; last accessedon Nov 14, 2013 at 15:18 hours. (Shankardass)6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis report has been attempted by Ekta Gupta and Neha Jain in regard to the fieldresearch for the given area of interest. We would like to thank our respectableprofessor Dr. Minaketan Behra for guiding us with valuable information andstrategies in conducting the research. Also we would like to thank the teammanagement of Help age India in providing us direction to proceed in our research. Our teachers from graduation also cooperated in carrying out the followingresearch.We are grateful to the participants of the survey, who freely gave their time to takepart.Thanking You 7 "