Aging and the Family ((3))

Catalog description

This is an introduction to the processes of aging in the context of family relationships. Although primarily anchored in a field of study known as family gerontology (a branch of social gerontology), this course blends two realms of study: individual development, and family studies. This blending is represented by the key terms in the course title: "Aging and the Family". Topics that comprise the organization of the course are not intended to be exhaustive or comprehensive; only representative of the primary arenas of scholarly inquiry found in refereed journals and handbooks/source books in the field of family gerontology.