Aging and Society

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to social gerontology (the sociology of aging and the aged). It examines age, aging and the aged from asociological perspective. Specific emphasis is placed upon theories of aging, demographic trends (past, present and speculative), the social construction of aging, the interplay of social institutions and aging, and issues of age and inequality. Particular attention will be given to applied sociological ideas, including analysis and discussion of public policy and medical sociology.