PSY 444 - Seminar in Gender & Aging

Course Units: 1

This course will cover how gender shapes the landscapes of health, well-being, and lived experience in older adulthood. We will read and discuss theory and research regarding gender similarities and differences in physical and cognitive processes of aging, the manifestation of gender roles in older adults’ work, families, and relationships, and the aging experience of transgender and non-binary individuals. Students will also complete a final project that either explores a topic beyond those covered in class, or applies the literature to the content of interviews with older adults. Prerequisite(s): PSY 240 or permission of the instructor CQ: WS