SOCI 257 - Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Cycle

3 lecture hours, no lab hours, 3 credit hours
Overview of concepts, approaches, theories, practices, and social policies related to the field of social gerontology as a study of the process of aging as well as the aged as a special population. The course examines subjective and objective aspects of aging (physical, psychological, social, economic, and political) with an emphasis on the “social problems” approach to aging and policy formulation. Diversity among the aged is examined in the context of changing social institutions.