A study on Social Exclusion of Elderly: with Special Reference to Slum area of

Tumkur City
Saravana K
Research Scholar,
Department of Studies and Research in Social Work,
Tumakur University

Dr.Lokesha M.U
Assistant Professor
Department of Studies and Research in Social Work,
Tumakur University

Abdul Wahab
Research Scholar,
Department of Studies and Research in Social Work,
Tumakur University

Abstract

The increase in the amount of the aged along with staged socio-economic changes
has posed new disputes for the elderly in common and old aged widows in picky. Since
women outnumber man in approximately each part of the globe, they are more horizontal
to attacks of ageing. Women with no pair have encountered extra sufferings and
challenges. As a result these single are triply excluded on account of age, gender and
widowhood. The present research tried to efforts to recognize the socio-economic
situation and social exclusion of elderly in terms of humiliation and sufferings within
their family. The study was carried out in the slum area of Tumkur City of Karnataka
State. Under the descriptive research method by adopting purposive sampling technique,
studies were conducted with the widows in the age group of 60 years and above. The
study reveals that the old aged widows are socially, economically and culturally excluded
by their own family members.

Key words: old age, Women, Widow