Aging Issues in Contemporary Society.

Catalog description

Introduction to the field of Gerontology and how the discipline addresses society's needs. This course examines current issues in aging using a life-span perspective to gain perspective on how opportunities, choices, and experiences throughout life are driven by gender, race, and class, and how they culminate during aging and impact aging outcomes. Major topics include implications of the demographic changes, common aging changes/conditions, ageism, and how political and social structures impact aging.