GERO 230 Contemporary Issues in Aging

$195.00 USD $225.00 USD

3 college credits.

Issues in the field of aging; emphasis on the frontier of social concern and public debate: implications of an expanded life expectancy, ageism and poverty, victimization and abuse of the aged, institutions and centers for the aged, politics and conservatism, aging and sexuality, death and dying.

Prerequisite: GERO 201

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GERO 230 Contemporary Issues in Aging

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$199 HS4CC-Academy Annual Enrollment fee is non-refundable.