Overview
Description
Patterns and dynamics of later life focusing on the family and total ecosystem: natural, socio-cultural, economic, political and human-built environments.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- synthesize concepts and theories of aging from a bio-psycho-social framework.
- interpret bio-psycho-social understanding of aging to build a gerontological knowledge foundation.
- evaluate older persons’ potential for wisdom, creativity, life satisfaction, resilience, generativity, vital involvement and meaningful engagement.
- generate research questions to solve problems and advace positive strategeis related to older adults, theor social networks, intergenerations relations and aging societies.