SOC 290 - SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY & SWK

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

This course is aimed at analyzing the process of aging from a sociological perspective and studying the resources that our society provides for the over-sixty population through social welfare measures. There will be double pronged emphasis: one placed upon various social problems confronting them in American society; the second emphasis will be on the array of social welfare services available, the social policies implicit in the provision of such services, and the social work practices that enable older persons and their families to secure such services.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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