A Study to Assess the Impact of Laughter Therapy on Retirement Adjustment among Elderly People at Selected areas Dehradun

Shivani Gill, Satheesh Kumar

Abstract: Nowadays most developed countries have system to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers or the state. In many poorer countries, support for the old is still mainly provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies, and hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many western countries the right is mentioned in national constitutions.

Keywords: Laughter Therapy, Retirement, Elderly People, Dehradun