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2009-2010 Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

SOCI 560 - Social Structure and the Life Course


Aging as a lifelong process of development through socially structured, historically conditioned stages. Topics include cohort differences, role transitions, intergenerational relations, and age norms. Emphasizes stages prior to old age. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

Prerequisites & Notes

PRQ: SOCI 280; SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

Credits: 3