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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

How is ageing becoming an emerging issue in Indian society?

  • UPSC 2016
  • 10 marks
  • Population Dynamics

The question asks about a process. Old age has always existed in India; what is new is the mechanism turning it into a public issue. Three curves crossed — survival rose, fertility fell, and the family's capacity to absorb dependency shrank — with no public substitute.

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  • The demographic engine
  • Migration and the residualisation of the village
  • The family reorganises
  • The welfare substitute that did not arrive
  • Conclusion

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