Department of Aging Science, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal, India
Research Article
A Qualitative Analysis: Issues Faced by the Old Age People in Modern Society
Author(s): Ushna Asghar*
Although an issue of old age people have become an alarming social issue in Pakistan. There is no single effort have
been made to collect/compile data of this phenomena. This problem is occurring owing to incessant changing family
structure. The prevalence of nuclear families, the old-age family members are facing the circumstances of carelessness
and underestimation. Based on in-depth interviews from old age people in local residence, Multan, study highlights
the social, psychological and physical isolation. Thirty old-age peoples were select from Multan city with the help of
purposive sampling. Based on in-depth interviews guide was old-age participants comprising questions related to the
social, physical and psychological issues. Life histories of the participants were also taken. Related government and
private institutions could play a significant role in educ.. View more»