Introduction to Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Field of Practice

Catalog description

An integrative seminar in introducing students to gerontology as an interdisciplinary field of practice. The course provides an overview of topics such as the demography of older adults and the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of aging. The course also covers health care and social policies that impact older persons and caregivers along with the aging network of services. Students will discuss forms of oppression such as ageism, sexism, racism, able-body(ism), and homophobia that impacts work with older people as well as strategies to promote social and economic justice.