Tanuja Mohapatra Knihy

Focusing on the complexities of ageing, this book explores how genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors influence the ageing process. It challenges the perception of the elderly as a social burden, highlighting their potential as valuable resources when appropriate strategies are implemented. Key issues such as health, living arrangements, and experiences of abuse are examined alongside the attitudes and life satisfaction of older adults. This resource is particularly beneficial for teachers, students, and researchers in Sociology and Gerontology.

The book highlights the urgent global issue of blindness, emphasizing its significant human and socio-economic impacts. With alarming statistics showing a person goes blind every five seconds, it stresses the need for prioritizing eye health, especially in economically disadvantaged areas. The text advocates for increased education on ocular health, preventive measures, and accessible eye care services, particularly cataract surgery. It argues that addressing blindness can lead to substantial economic savings and improved societal development, ultimately enhancing quality of life.

Tobacco use is very common worldwide.It is very popular and more accepted form of substance compared to others. It is used in the form of chewing, smoking and snorting.Chewing tobacco is an adherent factor for health hazards.Tobacco consumption in the form of smokeless tobacco is the world’s leading preventable cause of premature death and held responsible for about 5 million deaths annually, mostly in poor countries.Gutkha is a powdery, granular white substance with arecanut, lime, spices cardamom, catechu,colouring agent having pleasing flavouring odours.Gutkha, as a smokeless tobacco product has been popularly used by the adults and is a risk-factor for causing oral-cancer.Tobacco, the most harmful ingredient present in Gutkha is wholly responsible for oral cancer. In addition to health risk, Gutkha-addiction has a direct link with one’s economic standard and education.This compact and conceptually sound book presents a clear and precise picture on the problems of Gutkha consumption and its impact on one’s quality of life. This book will be of much help to teachers, students, health workers and NGOs working in this field, also to policy makers.