SOC 4318 - Aging in a Changing Society

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
A sociological approach to the study of aging. This course examines and analyzes the impact of our aging population on societal change and the effects of ongoing economic, technological, political, and cultural developments on socially constructed meanings of aging. Topics to be covered include social influences on the physiological and psychological aspects of aging, the implications of growing elderly populations for global demographics, and the ethical dilemmas of our aging society.