SOCS26
Life Course and Aging
Sociology
BC
Subject code
SOC
Course Number
S26
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
H. Taylor
Course Long Title
Life Course and Aging
Description
This course explores the aging experience, focusing on early adulthood, middle age, and late life. Students are introduced to the social forces shaping the aging experience, paying particular attention to how race and ethnicity, gender, and social class influence the life course. Topics include key transitions in the life course produced by the intersection of individual lives with institutions such as family, health care, and the workplace. The course applies the theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques of life-course sociology to an exploration of life trajectories and the meanings of age.
Writing Credit
No writing credit
GEC This Course Belongs To
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