Papers by Anoop C Choolayil
Critical Public Health Pedagogy for Teaching Health Equity to Health Profession Students
Springer eBooks, 2024
Custodial Grandmothers in the Attappadi Indigenous Belt of Kerala: Towards Recognition and Action
South Asia research, Apr 12, 2024
The Anatomy of Economic Inequality
Springer eBooks, Dec 31, 2022
Facilitating Active Ageing: A Social Work Intervention with Institutionalised Older Adults
Social work, 2024
Bharatanatyam and Art activism in the Networked Digital Space
South Asia Research
All over the world, traditional models of art activism through dance involved performances that r... more All over the world, traditional models of art activism through dance involved performances that reached a limited audience, while the advent of networked digital spaces has vastly expanded the scope of art activism to a global level. Offering a qualitative netnographic exploration of how Bharatanatyam has been employed for such art activism in the digital space, this article examines the implications for this prominent traditional South Indian dance form in terms of stylistic changes as well as viewer reactions. Through content analysis of the viewer responses to ten popular renditions uploaded on YouTube over five years (2016–2020), we trace how the art form is evolving and how activist goals are reciprocated by the audience. Our findings confirm that Bharatanatyam has great potential to evolve by adapting novel social themes. However, while such contemporary renditions may elicit viewer responses that critically appraise specific social issues and pave the way for social change, t...
The Gender Conundrum in Classical Dance
Springer eBooks, 2023
Economic and Political Weekly, 2023
Foreign prisoners are highly vulnerable to human rights violations and discrimination. Indians de... more Foreign prisoners are highly vulnerable to human rights violations and discrimination. Indians detained overseas are confronted with a multitude of challenges, including inadequate medical care, maltreatment, unsanitary conditions, limited access to legal representation and overcrowding. The covid-19 pandemic had further exacerbated their predicament, with older inmates and those with pre-existing medical conditions disproportionately affected. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current status of Indians detained abroad, with a particular focus on their health and human rights concerns.
SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF PARTICIPATIVE DEVELOPMENT, 2022
Psycho-social competence is a key determinant of the quality of life of older adults. They comman... more Psycho-social competence is a key determinant of the quality of life of older adults. They command high respect and have an important role in the socialization of new generations, whereby they are responsible for solving the problems within a family, caste, and community through their experience. This has paved the way for an identity crisis among the geriatric population, whereby they are facing lots of painful realities in life. The socio-demographic factors play a major role in deciding their quality of life. It includes a multifaceted perspective which includes lifestyle, socio-cultural & political environment, financial compatibility, and relationship goals. It is flourishing and well-being in nature, both mentally and physically. The ones who lived with prime glory once now encounter various mental and physical illnesses prolonged by technological advancement. With the process of delayed aging, up-to-date caretaking is also delayed, making the senior population's survival difficult. Longevity has badly affected the lives of older adults with physical and mental health issues caused due to their psycho-social incompetency or self-practiced social norms. However, if the illness is prevented by providing appropriate interventions like timely check-ups, proper medication, etc. In that case, the potentiality of geriatric illness can be controlled to an extent, which shall create new horizons for the quality of life of the geriatric population. This review report aims to analyze the competing psycho-social factors affecting
the quality of life of the geriatric population.
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2022
Transcending borders and stereotypes: Older parents' intergenerational contacts and social networ... more Transcending borders and stereotypes: Older parents' intergenerational contacts and social networking through digital platforms.
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic put to test modern society's integrity in equal treatment of older adults, ... more The COVID-19 pandemic put to test modern society's integrity in equal treatment of older adults, most visibly in terms of healthcare services. Media reports suggest that older adults were discriminated from availing medical services equitable to their younger counterparts in many parts of the world. This chapter is an exploration of the socio-ethical determinants across the world nations in determining the value of older people's life when it comes to a pandemic situation. The research involves a primary ethical discourse on equal opportunities for older adults in the background of the theory of human dignity. A content analysis of media reports in English language media was made to assess the "denial of equal healthcare opportunities" for older adults. Healthcare professionals with COVID-19 working exposure from India and England (50 each) were interviewed online to understand their perceptions on the discrimination of older adults in the healthcare sector during the pandemic; out of which, five from each country were further interviewed in-depth to capture the picture of the ethical concerns and practical dimensions in the context of the pandemic. The findings suggest that older adults were underprivileged in the healthcare sector during the pandemic. While most healthcare professionals consider it unethical to discriminate against people based on their age in availing healthcare services, they consider that it is justifiable to some extent in the pandemic context throwing light on agist perceptions.
Journal of Social Work and Social Development, 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented emergency situation in the medical sector wo... more The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented emergency situation in the medical sector worldwide. Healthcare professionals constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in the current pandemic situation. The exposure to potential infection and intense working environment make healthcare professionals vulnerable to stress and burnout. In order to capture the stress, burnout and resilience, 150 healthcare professionals who were having first-degree exposure to COVID-19 positive persons; fifty each from the United Kingdom, India and the United Arab Emirates were sampled through online survey forms. The findings suggest that stress (measured using Perceived Stress Scale) and burnout (measured using Copenhagen Burnout Inventory) positively correlated to each other (r = 0.701, n = 150, p = 0.000) and the resilience (measured using Brief Resilient Coping Scale) negatively correlated to stress and burnout (r =-0.487, n = 150, p = 0.000 & r =-0.581, n = 150, p = 0.000). Also, stress (19.52±6.41) and burnout (49.06±22.73) were significantly lower among professionals who had access to counselling services and they exhibited significantly higher resilience (14.80±3.36). Healthcare professionals from the United Kingdom had significantly higher stress (24.02±6.09) and burnout scores (62.62±21.39) than those from India and the United Arab Emirates.
Indian Journal of Gerontology. Vol. 34( 3), pp. 333–342 ISSN: 0971–4189, 2020
In an era of greying population, the idea of discriminating against people based on their chronol... more In an era of greying population, the idea of discriminating against people based on their chronological age is nothing less than absurd. The psychological insecurity sprouting from the anxiety about ageing paired with multiple factors often paves the way to ageism. The current research aims at investigating if the experience of living with grandparents has any significant influence on reducing ageism among undergraduate students. A self-reported questionnaire was employed among 194 students in the age group 17–22 from three colleges of Kasaragod district, Kerala to collect demographic data and The Fraboni Scale of Ageism was employed to measure ageism among the respondents and the mean score of those who were living with/had lived with their grandparents was compared with those who had never lived with their grandparents. The results of the study show that those respondents who live with their grandparents or have lived with their grandparents in the past had significantly lower ageism scores than those who had never resided with their grandparents. Further, the study could find that the awareness programmes on ageing and old age are not adequately available to young people and the awareness programmes that are provided are not efficient enough to eliminate ageism, as the data suggests. The study points to the importance of inter-generational living in eliminating ageist notions and the need for effective awareness programmes.
Indian Journal of Gerontology. Vol. 34(2) pp. 189–202 ISSN: 0971–4189, 2020
The study was planned to assess the impact of music therapy on the general mood of institutionali... more The study was planned to assess the impact of music therapy on the general mood of institutionalised seniors objectively and to assess the general benefits experienced by the stakeholders subjectively. 15 elderly inmates (5 male and10 female) from a government-run old age home in Kerala, (India) were the subjects of this study. The study employed a sequential design with a one-group before-after experimental design in the first phase over a period of six months followed by a qualitative exploration through interviews sampling The therapy was designed and carried out by professional music therapists based on Carnatic music. The research findings revealed significant improvements in the mood of the participants. Besides, all the participants reported the therapy to be beneficial in three broad domains viz. physical, psychological, and social; multiple benefits reported under each domain through interviews. It may be concluded that the Music therapy has perceivable benefits on the lives of institutionalised seniors both from objective and subjective vantage points. It could, hence, be used as an intervention strategy to promote well being among institutionalised seniors.
Active Ageing: Dynamics in the Post Modern Era, 2019
Studies on old age has been gaining momentum in academic circles in the past few decades owing to... more Studies on old age has been gaining momentum in academic circles in the past few decades owing to many reasons including a higher demographic dividend of elderly population globally, often termed as population ageing or greying of population. The need for focusing on the elderly population is often stressed by higher education committees and commissions. Social work, being a socially committed profession, has always focused on working towards the welfare of the marginalised sections of the society and hence has given due importance to geriatric social work education and practice. This paper attempts to analyse how the idea of old age studies or geriatric social work is dealt in the academic curricula of various universities of India. The thrust areas of focus include necessity of geriatric social work in the curriculum, how old age is portrayed in the curriculum, the nature of terminologies used to describe old age, and if the curriculum is pro-elderly. For this purpose, randomly selected curriculum of universities from different regions of India has been assessed. The study concludes that despite repeated highlighting of the importance of including elderly studies by higher education authorities the curriculum in most universities need reappraisal in context of the changing global scenario. Thus, the study tries to locate the strengths and weaknesses of the current curricula and hopes to bring insight regarding the same.
Indian Journal of Gerontology. Vol. 32(4), pp. 412–426. ISSN: 0971–4189, 2018
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The thrust area of this study was the possibility of integrating skilled elderly populat... more ABSTRACT
The thrust area of this study was the possibility of integrating skilled elderly population into the economic workforce in their own terms. The study tried to focus upon skilled elderly who could contribute to the community and thus realize their potential while being economically active. The data was collected via secondary sources in the first place from studies that have dealt with the questions pertaining to the recent past. The findings show that economic participation of elderly in developing nations is far higher than that of the developed nations and India tops the list but the trend is gradually declining in India. The average participation of urban elderly in economic activities has fallen considerably during the period from 1983 to 2010. Further, data show that higher the rate of literacy, quality of life and social security the economic participation of elderly lowers. It is assumed that elderly are unable to seek jobs on their own terms or there is an atmosphere where economic participation by elderly is not favourable owing to multiple factors that are social in nature. It is argued that social level interventions are required along with economic level interventions to facilitate meaningful economic participation of elderly. To address this special need an attempt was made to reconcile the ideas of developmental psychology, motivation theory and valued roles into the realm of economic participation.
Keywords: Economic roles of elderly, Integrating elderly into workforce, Economic participation for healthy ageing, Population ageing and economy, Dignifying economic contributions of elderly, Promoting work-culture among elderly
Teaching Documents by Anoop C Choolayil
Scientific research as it currently stands is largely founded upon the scientific tradition and t... more Scientific research as it currently stands is largely founded upon the scientific tradition and temperament of the the seventeenth century Europe. The works of philosophers like Galileo, Kepler, Bacon and Descartes have contributed to the development of scientific method as it exists today. Their style of research laid the foundation to the idea of scientific method to be drawing conclusions from evidence that are observable and reproducible. The findings thus obtained, to be accepted, had to be accepted by other researchers. In the current scenario, the method to seek consensus from fellow researchers is to publish in an academic journal (Burrows, 2011).
Origin of Transactional Analysis, Structural Analysis, Structure of Human Personality, Ego States... more Origin of Transactional Analysis, Structural Analysis, Structure of Human Personality, Ego States, Strokes, Types of Transactions, Script Analysis
Components of Social Case Work
According to Merriam, "Qualitative researchers are interested in understanding the meaning people... more According to Merriam, "Qualitative researchers are interested in understanding the meaning people have constructed, that is, how people make sense of their world and the experiences they have in the world." According to Denzin and Lincoln, "Qualitative research is a situated activity that locates the observer in the world. It consists of a set of interpretive, material practices that makes the world visible. These practices transform the world. They turn the world into a series of representations, including field notes, interviews, conversations, photographs, recordings, and memos to the self. At this level, qualitative research involves an interpretive, naturalistic approach to the world. This means that qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of, or to interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them." According to Nkwi, Nyamongo, and Ryan, "Qualitative research involves any research that uses data that do not indicate ordinal values." For these authors, the defining criterion is the type of data generated and/or used. In short, qualitative research involves collecting and/or working with text, images, or sounds. An outcome-oriented definition such as that proposed by Nkwi et al. avoids generalizations and the unnecessary dichotomous positioning of qualitative research with respect to its quantitative counterpart. It allows for the inclusion of many different kinds of data collection and analysis techniques, as well as the diversity of theoretical and epistemological frame-works that are associated with qualitative research.
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The thrust area of this study was the possibility of integrating skilled elderly population into the economic workforce in their own terms. The study tried to focus upon skilled elderly who could contribute to the community and thus realize their potential while being economically active. The data was collected via secondary sources in the first place from studies that have dealt with the questions pertaining to the recent past. The findings show that economic participation of elderly in developing nations is far higher than that of the developed nations and India tops the list but the trend is gradually declining in India. The average participation of urban elderly in economic activities has fallen considerably during the period from 1983 to 2010. Further, data show that higher the rate of literacy, quality of life and social security the economic participation of elderly lowers. It is assumed that elderly are unable to seek jobs on their own terms or there is an atmosphere where economic participation by elderly is not favourable owing to multiple factors that are social in nature. It is argued that social level interventions are required along with economic level interventions to facilitate meaningful economic participation of elderly. To address this special need an attempt was made to reconcile the ideas of developmental psychology, motivation theory and valued roles into the realm of economic participation.
Keywords: Economic roles of elderly, Integrating elderly into workforce, Economic participation for healthy ageing, Population ageing and economy, Dignifying economic contributions of elderly, Promoting work-culture among elderly
Teaching Documents by Anoop C Choolayil