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GERN 280. Social Gerontology

Cross listed with: SOCI 280  
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 002621

An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of aging. The course provides an overview of issues surrounding aging in contemporary society: personal, familial, communal and societal. Corequisite(s): 20 hours of community service-learning.