SOC 3315 - Psychosocial Aspects of Aging

Institution:

The College of Saint Scholastica

Subject:

Description:

4 cr. Overview of the aging individual within a social context. The focus is on characteristics of today's older adult cohort, psychological processes in late life, the social context in which older adults live and society's response to older adults. Topics include: demographics, stereotypes and attitudes, research methods, theories of development, sensing and responding to the environment, cognitive processes, mental disorders and treatment, death and dying, sexuality, intimate relationships, family relationships, caregiving, employment and retirement, finances, Social Security, Medicare, living environments, ethnicity, gender, crimes against and by older adults, social programs, and political power of the older cohort.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.css.edu

Phone Number:

(218) 723-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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