Adults in Later Life ((3))

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of older adults and the aging process based on demographics, theory and empirical findings. Additionally, this course may include a service learning component outside of the classroom where students will connect with older adults in the institutional setting forming intergenerational partnerships. The course will cover the demographic, biological, psychological and sociological effects of aging as well as the role of the older adult in the family, community and institutions for the aged. A comparison of various cultures will be discussed with a final focus on the different ways in which older adults prepare for (or do not prepare for) the final life process, dying. The discussion on death and dying will lead to self-examination of mortality. Recommended: One course in Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology.