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BA Degree in History {22-23}
BS Degree in Social Studies {22-23}
BA Degree in Spanish {22-23}
BA Degree in Women's & Gender Studies {22-23}
Minor in History {22-23}
Minor in Spanish {22-23}
Minor in Women's & Gender Studies {22-23}
Certificate in Women & Science {22-23}

BA Degree in Women's & Gender Studies {22-23} - Social Gerontology

Course Code

SOC 308

Credits

Title

Social Gerontology

Course Outline

Description

This course introduces students to the field of social gerontology for providing an overview of the significant sociological perspectives, social issues, and empirical social science research pertaining to the phenomenon of aging in society. The main goal of the course is to foster an understanding of aging as a process that is characteristic of both individuals and societies through a focus on social factors that shape the individual's experience of aging and the consequences of an aging population for social institutions. Same as SW 308.