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Course Objectives for Part IV

Module by: Ruth Dunn. E-mail the author

Summary: Minority Studies: A Brief Sociological Text is a very, very brief textbook suitable for use as a supplemental or stand-alone text in a college-level minority studies Sociology course. Any instructor who would choose to use this as a stand-alone textbook would need to supply a large amount of statistical data and other pertinent and extraneous Sociological material in order to "flesh-out" fully this course. Each module/unit of Minority Studies: A Brief Sociological Text contains the text, course objectives, a study guide, key terms and concepts, a lecture outline, assignments, and a reading list.

Minority Studies: A Brief Text: Course Objectives: Part IV—Aging

Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss aging from a sociologically scientific perspective.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss the various aspects of aging.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss prejudice and discrimination based on age and the various forms they take.
  • Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss theories of aging and the ongoing national debate concerning Social Security, health care, and euthanasia.
  • Explain the impact of politics, the political process, as well as economic and social policies on the lives of people in the US based on their age.
  • Identify the levels into which the US is stratified based on age and how aging impacts peoples’ life chances.
  • Identify and differentiate among various theories of aging.
    • Conflict theories
    • Functionalist theories
    • Symbolic Interactionist theories
  • Know and analyze the various aspects of ageism and the way it effects families and society.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical information concerning stratification/inequality by age.
  • Find and interpret demographic data about the elderly from the US Census and other valid and reliable sources.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical and historical information concerning the elderly in the past and present in the US.
  • Understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss popular media’s depiction of the elderly and end of life issues.
  • Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss legal policies concerning the elderly and end of life issues in the US.
  • Find, read, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss aging studies found in peer reviewed scientific journal articles.

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