Aging in a Global Society - Community College of Baltimore County (Fall 2024)

Emphasizes six themes: psychosocial stages of development through the lifespan, person/environment interaction, optimal quality of life, cross-cultural factors, how aging is studied, and growing older in a new age of urbanization and technology. This is a course in social gerontology that addresses theories of “normal” aging, and the many challenges and opportunities faced when aging in a post-modern, and aging global society. Course offered every fall, spring and may be offered during additional sessions.