Information Package / Course Catalogue
Elderly and Social Life
Course Code: YSB527
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Learning the importance and effects of social life in old age

Course Content

The place of the elderly in social life, participation in social life, social networks, maintenance of social life, integration of the elderly into society, the effect of chronic diseases on the socialization of the elderly.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing the importance of social life in old age
2.Knowing the effects of chronic diseases on the socialization of the elderly
3.To have awareness about maintaining social life among elderly individuals and integrating them into society.
4.supporting caregivers
5.Directing to social life resources
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Baeriswyl M, Oris M. Social participation and life satisfaction among older adults: diversity of practices and social inequality in Switzerland. Ageing and Society. 2023;43(6):1259-1283. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21001057
2.Litwin H, Stoeckel KJ. Confidant network types and well-being among older europeans. Gerontologist 2013:1-11.
3.Usar Suragarn, Debra Hain, Glenn Pfaff, Approaches to enhance social connection in older adults: an integrative review of literature, Aging and Health Research, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2021, 100029, ISSN 2667-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2021.100029.
4.Holt-Lunstad, J., Robles, T. F., & Sbarra, D. A. (2017). Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States. The American psychologist, 72(6), 517–530. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000103
5.Kapucu, S. Geriatri Hemşireliği. Hipokrat Kitpevi, Ankara, 2019
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The place of the elderly in social life
Week 2 - Theoretical
Participation in social life, social networks
Week 3 - Theoretical
Perception of social support, social support of family members
Week 4 - Theoretical
Psychosocial support needs of the elderly, social exclusion problem in the elderly
Week 5 - Theoretical
Maintaining social life, integrating the elderly into society
Week 6 - Theoretical
Self-confidence and socialization, socialization and independence
Week 7 - Theoretical
The contribution of social support to the joy of life, the establishment of intergenerational communication
Week 8 - Theoretical
The concept of social support in modernizing society (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Socialization in rural life, social life in the metropolis
Week 10 - Theoretical
The effect of chronic diseases on the socialization of the elderly
Week 11 - Theoretical
The impact of age discrimination on social life
Week 12 - Theoretical
Social policies, health support groups, employment of the elderly in community services
Week 13 - Theoretical
Institutional care and social life, social life of disabled individuals
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social life centers, healthy life villages
Week 30 - Theoretical
Elderly and Social Life
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143156
Presentation 1516
Quiz115116
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
2
4
2
1
OÇ-5
3
4
5
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026