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Middlesex Community College Academic Catalog 2007-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANT 102 - Aging in a Multicultural Society

3

Formerly SO 6163

This course will examine the influence of cultural systems on the universal human process of aging. Within a cross-cultural framework, the following topics will be covered: demographics of aging (including consideration of gender and social class), conceptions of life course, historical perspectives of aging, caring and social support networks for elders, social implications of the physical/mental changes associated with growing older and end-of-life conceptions, rituals and belief systems. A variety of cultures world-wide, as well as our own multicultural city of Lowell, Massachusetts, will be considered. Students will have the opportunity to complete Service-Learning at a local site serving the elderly.

Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 (SO 1101), PSY 101 (SO 5101), and/or SOC 101 (SO 6101).
General Education Elective(s): Behavioral Science; Social Science
Intensive Value(s): Multicultural/Global Awareness; Values/Ethics/Social Policy


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