ANTH 490 A: Healthcare and Aging

Autumn 2019
Meeting:
MWF 10:00am - 11:20am
SLN:
10344
Section Type:
Lecture
OPTIONAL "WRITING" CREDIT AVAILABLE HOLDING REGISTRATION
Catalog Description:
Explores healthcare and aging in anthropological perspective. Introduces population aging as global phenomenon, and its social and health consequences. Considers local variations in meaning and social organization of aging and the life course Focuses on health challenges of aging and how they are understood and addressed. Readings emphasize ethnographic studies.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Withdrawn
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April 3, 2026 - 11:32 pm