CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Jagriti Gangopadhyay is an Assistant Professor at Manipal Centre for Humanities. She is also a PhD Guide at MCH.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Kinship and Society | |
| Urban Sociology | |
| Medical Sociology | |
| Sociology of India |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Sociology | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | 2017 |
| MPhil | Sociology | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | 2013 |
| MA | Sociology | Jadavpur University | 2011 |
| BA (Hons) | Sociology | Miranda House, Delhi University | 2009 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies | Senior Research Associate | Writing legislative and policy briefs | 2016-2017 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar | Teaching Assistant | Teaching, evaluating and proctoring | 2013-2016 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Teaching Assistant | Evaluating and Proctoring | 2011-2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Social Gerontology, Family and Kinship Sociology, Marriage Structures, Urban Sociology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Associate at the Centre for Care which is a collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Birmingham, Kent and Oxford, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Office for National Statistics, and three charity organizations: Carers UK, the National Children's Bureau and the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
END OF LIFE CARE AND THE AGEING POPULATION
December 2024 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In Care of Older Persons: Emerging International Perspectives, edited by Mala Kapur Shankardass (pp:44-58)
Review: Insights into Social Histories on Medicine, Motherhood and Childcare
2024 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
in VOLUME 48, NO 9 www.thebookreviewindia.org/insights-into-social-histories-on-medicine-motherhood-and-childcare
Childlessness and Elderly Care in Asia: Shortcomings and Gaps in Law and Policy
2024 Rhea Menon Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In: Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1914-4_266-1
Aging and Lack of Social Security Among the Urban Poor in India
2024 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In: Soletti, A.B. (eds) Contemporary Issues in Late Adulthood. Asian Perspectives on Public Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4449-7_2
Introduction to Symposium: Healthcare Research in India: Qualitative Insights.
2023 Gangopadhyay, J. Saha, R.
Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-023-00943-9
Living Apart Together (LAT): A New Family Form in Urban India.
2023 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
in Sociological Bulletin.
Ageing, Religion, and Living Arrangements in Bhutan
2023 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1914-4_218-1
The Pandemic and the Elderly: Navigating Age and the COVID-19 Policies of India
2022 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Social Change, 52(3): 335-349.
Theory and health disparities: Explaining the relevance of theory in public health research in India
2022 Jagriti Gangopadhyay M Subramanyam
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
Eldercare Issues in China and India
2022 He Longtao Jagriti Gangopadhyay
UK: Routledge.
Eldercare, Filial Piety within the Joint Family System of Urban India
2022 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In, Longtao, He and Gangopadhyay, J. (eds). Eldercare Issues in China and India. UK: Routledge.
Future Research Directions for Eldercare Issues in China and India,
2022 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In Longtao, He and Gangopadhyay, J. (eds). Eldercare Issues in China and India. UK: Routledge.
Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians: Narratives from India and Beyond
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Singapore: Springer.
Growing Old in a Transnational Setting: Investigating Perceptions of Ageing and Changing Filial Ties Among Older Indians in Saskatoon
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 36, 169–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-021-09428-w
Examining Lived Experiences of Infertility and Perceptions Toward the Adoption of Children in Urban India
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Adoption Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1910393
The Black Lives Matter movement and health inequalities
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. DOI: 10.20529/IJME.2021.011.
Does an Increase in the Legal Age of Marriage for Women Guarantee Equality for Women in India?
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Journal of Indian Law and Society, 12(1): 23-34.
Examining the significance of “ethics” during Covid-19
2021 Jagriti Gangopadhyay Davis JC Kalkoti S Khadeejath F Ratha S
Overview of the proceedings of the 8th National Bioethics Conference, 2020. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. DOI: 10.20529/IJME.2021.047.
Book Review: Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession: Global Perspectives by Sarah Lamb (eds),
2020 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Journal of Women and Aging. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2020.1786339
Book Review: Intimacy and Ageing: New Relationships in Later Life by Bildtgård, Törbjörn and Peter Öberg
2020 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Anthropology and Aging, 41(1), 109-111.
Examining the Lived Experiences of Ageing Among Older Adults Living Alone in India
2020 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
In: Shankardass M. (eds) Ageing Issues and Responses in India, (pp 207-219). Springer, Singapore
Examining the Changing Processes of Aging in Urban Kolkata.
2019 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Ageing International. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-019-09352-y
The ethical challenges of field research: A personal narrative.
2019 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 28(1), 34-38.
"Social capital, interrupted: Sociological reflections from older age homes, Ahmedabad"
2018 Tannistha Samanta Jagriti Gangopadhyay
in Samanta, T (edited). Bridging the Gap: Theory and Research in Social Gerontology, Springer India.
Understanding the everyday processes of aging in urban Delhi
Jagriti Gangopadhyay Niharika Bapna Abhishek Jain Wamika Kapur
Ageing International. Springer
“Family Matters”: Aging and Intergenerational Social Contract in Urban Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2017 Jagriti Gangopadhyay Tannistha Samanta
Contributions to Indian Sociology. Sage Publications
"Aging across Worlds: Examining Intergenerational Relationships Among Older Adults in Two Cities in Transition
2017 Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Aging International. Springer.