SOCIO 944 - Seminar in the Sociology of Aging

Institution:

Kansas State University

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

Consideration of selected topics and issues in the sociology of aging such as retirement and institutional change, societal reactions to aging, population structure and socioeconomic consequences of aging populations, the social organization of leisure, the impact on social organization of services for older people, the structural and organizational consequences of widowhood, age-grading and stratification in aging populations, analysis of the impact on community structure, and organization of special institutions for older people.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.k-state.edu

Phone Number:

(785) 532-6011

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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