SOCY-3350 Sociology of Aging

An explanation of the impact of aging on the larger society. Examination of the responses of various social institutions to the aged as well as the impact of an aging population on those institutions. Special attention to the changing roles of the aged and the cultural attitudes toward the elderly. Aging as a social process; emphasis on sociological theories of aging and social problems of the aged; nature of aging process, work, retirement, family relationships, housing, income maintenance; societal response to aged.

Credits

3