course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

SOC 232   Social Context of Aging
   
Lecture: 03 Lab: 00
Clinical:  00 Credit: 03
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: Take DRE-098 or ENG-090 and RED-090 or Placement Test Credit Equivalent.
Corequisites:   None
   
This course provides an overview of the social implications of the aging process. Emphasis is placed on the roles of older adults within families, work and economics, politics, religion, education, and health care. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and analyze changing perceptions, diverse lifestyles, and social and cultural realities of older adults.
This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement pre-major and/or elective course requirement.