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SOCY 345 - The Field of Aging

Consideration of the changing position of older people from pre-industrial to modern societies and potential changes in the future. Sociological, psychological, biological, and economic aspects of the aging processes and the later years of life are discussed. Alternative living opportunities in retirement, and community support services, present and emerging are explored. Other contemporary issues in the field of social gerontology are also explored. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness and Race/Ethnicity/Gender Issues and new Fall 2017 US Diversity and Self and Society. Typically Offered Fall, Spring
Level: UG
Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite SOCY 121 /D- Or SOCY 122 /D- Or ANTH 122 /D-
Ferris Equivalencies:

Department: SBSC


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