1st Specialization in Geriatrics and Psycho-geriatrics

Sociologie du viellissement

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ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffDISCRY, Anne
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0017/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To acquire some sociological notions relative to the problematic of the elderly people in our society : the ageing of the population, the social inequalities faced with health and death, the social representations associated to the old age, solutions of life adopted during the old age, the funeral rituals, ...

To nurture a reflection on the place of the old person within our society in order to better understand the social mechanisms that underlie the reality.

Description

The ageing of the population

The social inequalities faced with health

The old age, a reality with multiple aspects

The social representations associated to the old age

Solutions of life adopted during the old age

The funeral rituals

Bibliography

No main reference book; but a lot of book abstracts, articles, feature articles, ...

Teaching and Learning MethodsGroup seminars or workshops
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

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