Volume : 12, Issue : 7, JUL 2026

VIOLENCE AGAINST ELDERLY PEOPLE– A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

DR. P. SETHURAJAKUMAR

Abstract

Back ground of study: India is the country of diversity includes different kinds of culture as well as unique social practices. Since the inception of the human culture, the status of the elderly people used to be highly revered one in any of the societies. The wisdom, experience and long years of social travel makes them very strong in the social arena in the past days. The penetration of the western ideology gradually creates the unprecedented condition among the status of elderly people in our society. Disappearance of traditional family system in the modern days is creating more chaos in the life of the elderly people during their ageing. The less level of emotional, financial and personal care makes elderly as a vulnerable one as well as condition of dependent. Gradual decrease of social value of the elderly naturally increases the life risk towards them. In the recent days remarkable unlawful activities against the elderly has been increased. It has many forms i.e., domestic violence in home, social threats in public places and being considered as an easy targets by social evils. To some extent, the elderly people they are facing lot of social risks in their recent day life. Irrespective of economic and geographical status, the elderly men and women they are facing the risk of physical, economic abuse as well as death risks too.  Ageing is an inevitable one, but in the recent days the ageing is being considered as a curse one because of its reversal social effects. With this view the researcher has chosen this topic to discuss the recent negative condition against the elderly in our society.

Objectives:

• To study the condition of the elderly people in our society
• To analyze the violence activities against the elderly people
• To elucidate the impact of violence activities against the elderly
• To suggest the strategies and barricades to curbing the violence action against elderly.

Materials and Methods: To study the violence incidents against elderly, the content analysis method has been chosen by the researcher. Some of the digital as well as media studies related with elderly violence have been selected through the content analysis to reveal the pathetic condition. Descriptive method also used by the researcher to describe the sociological scenario in this research study.

Results: The disconnection of emotion and economic support of elderly makes them vulnerable as well as careless position. The migration of youngsters, poverty and family dispute are the main reason which makes the elderly as a pathetic one. They are facing more violence in domestic as well as social settings.

Conclusion: Laxity of elderly care should be avoided. The vigilance or supervision of local governance towards the family settings especially analyzing the condition of elderly may have the chance to enhancesocial protection of the elderly. The role of stakeholders, judiciary, social unity and youngster are much needed to protect the elderly from the violence activities.

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