HD 4120

Social Policy for an Aging Society

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2020-2021 Catalog.

This seminar introduces students to the dynamic and complex relationships between the lives of older adults and social policies relating to aging and later life. It considers the interaction of policies and politics with experiences of aging over time and across contexts.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Recommended Prerequisite: HD 2180.

Outcomes

• * Description 50-125 words This seminar introduces students to the dynamic and complex relationships between the lives of older adults and social policies relating to aging and later life. It considers the interaction of policies and politics with experiences of aging over time and across contexts.
• Gain an understanding of the history and development of health and social welfare policy to address the older population.
• Gain an understanding of the history and development of health and social welfare policy to address the older population.
• Apply knowledge gained in group and individual policy analysis assignments.

Distribution Category (D-HE, SBA-HE)

When Offered Spring.

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