HDFS413

015450

This course addresses major issues facing older adults and their families, society, and how earlier life experiences influence our older adult years. This class will tackle questions such as: What opportunities and challenges do adults face as they age? What resources and barriers shape their lives? How do physiological, psychological, interpersonal/family, economic, and socio-historical factors affect the experience of aging? How do gender, social class, and ethnicity influence the experience of aging? How do government policies, community services, the healthcare system, and health interventions affect the lives and well-being of older adults?

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed)

HDFS 117 or equivalent course (e.g., EDP/HDFS/PSY 200, PSY 240) OR 6 units of social science

HDFS513