CH 423 - Aging & Society

Credits: 3

This course examines the relationship between the quality of ones life in old age and the life experiences, choices made in younger years, the opportunities that a person has grasped, and the many constraints and potential barriers that life has presented. The course discusses how race, class, gender, and culture combine with age to determine how an individual can achieve a healthy life in all of life’s many dimensions such as physical, spiritual, and emotional areas.

Prerequisites: CH 422 or consent of instructor. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course.