Anthropology of Age and Aging. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course will explore the sociocultural construction of the human life course across contemporary communities worldwide. We will examine case studies from across the globe to learn about the diversity of meanings, values, and performances of phases of the life course (e.g. childhood, adulthood, old age) across sociocultural groups. We will also investigate how these meanings, values, and performances of the life course are interwoven with broader sociocultural and political structures, such as family/kinship, healthcare/medicine, gender, race/ethnicity, and class. A specific phase of the life course (e.g., old age) may be focused on at the instructor’s discretion. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.