Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Social Aspect of Aging
Course Code: YB226
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed that the student has knowledge about the social aspects of the elderly. Besides, it is also aimed to inform the students by addressing the social problems of the elderly with different dimensions

Course Content

In this course, the concepts of aging and old age, the situation of the elderly in Turkey and the world, quality of life in old age, aging and family, loneliness and social isolation, working life and old age, retirement, ageism and elderly neglect are discussed.

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