We will examine aging from a developmental and life course perspective by considering personal, social, economic, and structural factors and resources that ...

Specific topics covered include the demography of aging, theories of aging, family, retirement, caregiving, death and dying, and public policy. Throughout the ...

The course will begin by familiarizing students with the factors that have rendered population aging one of the most dramatic and significant demographic ...

In this course, we will review the major theories in the areas of aging and the life course, and examine how several important substantive life transitions ...

Unit -I. Contents. 1.0 Objectives. 1.1 Ageing – A New Concept. 1.1.1 Dimensions and definitions of Ageing. 1.2 Definitional problems of Old Age.

The syllabus is a public document that provides detail about a class, such as the schedule of activities, learning outcomes, and weighting of assignments and ...

Topics include changing roles and status of the elderly, intergenerational relationships, retirement traditions, and widowhood. Pre-requisites: N/A. Co- ...

This is a class on life trajectories and the aging process, and their linkage with health. The central premise is that social factors strongly affect one's ...

This course considers ageing in a broad sociological context with comparative perspectives. The course addresses the ways in which ageing is socially defined ...

28 авг. 2023 г. · Course Catalog Description: This course will provide a broad overview of the physical, psychological, social, and cultural aspects of aging.