BSHS/437
Social Systems and Aging
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: Upper Division
This course traces the origins of social systems for the aging around the world, followed by an examination of program types, the effects on retirement, demographic changes, political sustainability of social programs for the aging, institutional settings, and labor supply. Students will define and measure population aging by comparing and contrasting U.S. data with other countries by exploring elderly- dependency and age-dependency ratios. Additional topics for discussion and demonstrated understanding by students include: the biology of aging and the pathology of memory, disengagement theory, mental health issues such as depression, suicide, and the psychology of aging, the aging family and changes in family structure, intra- and inter-generational relationships across various societies, and healthful aging ideology.