SW 448 - Public Policy Issues in Aging

Institution:

Jackson State University

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Description:

This course provides an analysis of legislative policy and organized human welfare services and resources for the elderly as a social group in society. The political, economic, and social realities of aging that identify the elderly as requiring public policy solutions are examined. The framework of analysis includes the legitimacy of aging as a social problem, and the social functioning of the overall society and its subcomponents such as the family, the individual and other social, political, economic and cultural institutions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jsums.edu

Phone Number:

(601) 979-2121

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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