Social Gerontology -- SOC 370, Section 001 -- Fall 2007 -- Dr. Rhonda Matthews

Day / Date / Topic / Readings/Assignments
T / 8/28 / Course Introduction & Expectations / No Readings
TR / 8/30 / Gerontology Basics / Holistic
What Is Age Studies?
Age Studies as Cultural Studies
T / 9/4 / Old Age as a Social Construction / Hawley_Dying
Degnen_Minding
TR / 9/6 / Old Age as a Social Construction / My Soul to Keep
T / 9/11 / Critical Approaches in Social Gerontology / Clarke_Older
TR / 9/13 / Critical Approaches in Social Gerontology / Public Policy & Theories
Analyzing Social Theories
T / 9/18 / Beliefs, Myths, Media Images & the Realities of Aging / Rosowsky_Ageism
Longino_Future
Bradley_How
Sociological Book Review Due
TR / 9/20 / Beliefs, Myths, Media Images & the Realities of Aging / Ginsberg_Sexuality
Garland_Reinventing
T / 9/25 / Beliefs, Myths, Media Images & the Realities of Aging / Scharf_Social
TR / 9/27 / The Business of Old Age / Estes_Social
T / 10/2 / The Business of Old Age
TR / 10/4 / Health & Old Age / Tannenbaum_Women’s
T / 10/9 / Reading Day / No Class
TR / 10/11 / Health & Old Age / 1/3 Exam Due
T / 10/16 / The Social Construction of Dependency / Ray_Toward
Silver_Gendered
TR / 10/18 / The Social Construction of Dependency / Hatch_Gender
Gross_Viagra
Blundo_Aging
T / 10/23 / Dependence, Independence & Interdependence / Sung_Elder
Min_Cultural
Villereal_Shifting
Arber_Gender
TR / 10/25 / Dependence, Independence & Interdependence / Leibing_Old
Biggs_Age
Barer_Problems
Calasanti_Spousal
T / 10/30 / The Social Construction of Retirement / Exam Due
TR / 11/1 / The Social Construction of Retirement / Savishinsky_Images
T / 11/6 / Retirement Communities / Williams_Constructing
Luken_Active
Jonson_Social
TR / 11/8 / Retirement Communities
T / 11/13 / Work & Wellbeing
TR / 11/15 / Work & Wellbeing / Ray_Toward
Silver_Gendered
T / 11/20 / Health Care & Long Term Care / Leichtentritt_Construction
Moss_Being
TR / 11/22 / Holiday / No Class
T / 11/27 / Health Care & Long Term Care / Research Paper Due
TR / 11/29 / Quality of Life / Torres_Relational
Flectcher_Religion
T / 12/4 / Quality of Life / Katz_New
TR / 12/6 / Wrap Up
TR / 12/11 / EXAM FOUR (FINAL) 2:00 — 4:30 PM / Final Discussion Questions