ANTH 490 A: Healthcare and Aging

Summer 2019 Full-term
Meeting:
TTh 9:40am - 11:50am
SLN:
10113
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
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:
Active
Last updated:
February 13, 2026 - 2:04 am