2015-2016 Catalog

SOCI 2110 Introduction to Gerontology

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

RecommendedRecommended Prior

Reading assessment and college-level reading skills - recommended prior to taking this course, but not required.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the social aspects of aging. It places special significance on issues such as family relationships, socialization to retirement and old age, perceptions and stereotypes of the aged, bereavement and loss, and other physical and psychological consequences of this stage of development.