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Apr 16, 2024
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2015-2016 HillBook (Class of 2019) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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HCA 103 - Introduction to GerontologyThree Credits
Fall Semester
The process of aging. How does and will it affect me personally? What is our national response to the problems associated with aging? How does ageism, or aged-based prejudice affect society? What social, governmental, financial, and healthcare systems operate to help the aged and in what ways do they fail? What can I do to change that? Students identify and combat agism, in themselves and in other social institutions. Distinctions between normal aging and disorders which occur in the older people. Bio-psycho- social theories of aging. Evaluation of aging services.
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