GERO 351 - Social Gerontology

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisites: HUSV 101 or SOC 101
This course deals with societal aspects of aging and focuses upon socio-cultural factors that contribute to patterns of aging in the USA. Topics covered include the cultural meaning of aging; the socialization process of aging; the population dimension of aging; human ecology of the aged; social stratification among the aged; deviance and crime among the aged; social power of the aged; and social change and the aged.