Week 1 4/4/14 Global Aging Trends and the Study of Global Aging Introductions Course Overview Global Aging: An Unprecedented Phenomenon Discuss country options for Profile Sign-up for media presentation date Chapter 1 (pp. 1-26) Week 2 4/11/14 Demographic Perspectives on an Aging World Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Discussion of Profile of Aging in X Country Chapter 2 (pp. Chapter 4 (pp. Week 3 4/18/14 Theories of Aging; Disability and Active Life Expectancy Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Overview of research paper outline Chapter 5 (pp. Week 4 4/25/14 Age-Friendly and Healthy Communities Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Review of expectations for research paper and presentation of findings TBN Profile of Aging in X Country Week 5 5/2/14 Work and Retirement (Guest speaker: Jost Lottes) Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Chapter 8 (pp. Research Paper Outline with references
Week 6 5/9/14 The Welfare State and Global Aging; Health and Health Care Systems (Guest speaker: Cory Bolkan) Mid-course check-in by University Studies/Capstone Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Chapter 3 (pp. Chapter 6 (pp. Week 7 5/16/14 Long-Term Services and Supports; Families, Caregiving, and Community Support Systems Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Chapter 7 (pp. Chapter 9 (pp. Week 8 5/23/14 Cultural Variations and Perceptions of Aging Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Eyetsemitan (pp. GH & GA) – To be provided Hooyman & Kiyak – To be provided Week 9 5/30/14 Global Aging and Global Leadership Media presentations Presentation and discussion of topic Chapter 10 (pp. Yach (pp. 47-57, GH & GA) – To be provided Research Paper Week 10 6/6/14 Student Research Presentations Student research findings presentations Course evaluation Timed 3-minute research findings presentation Finals Week No class List of Potential Countries for Profile and Final Report/Presentation*:
Argentina Australia Austria Botswana Brazil Canada China Costa Rica Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan The Philippines Romania Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uganda United States Zimbabwe *Additional countries may be requested, but adequate available academic literature must be shown to be available. Supplemental (Optional) Reading: Global Aging Overview Kinsella, K., & He, W. (2009). An aging world: 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau Publication No. P95/09-1). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Shrestha, L.K. (2000). Population aging in developing countries. Health Affairs, 19(3), 204-212. Matcha, D. (2007). The Sociology of Aging: An International Perspective. Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing. Theories on Aging and Conceptual Models Hooyman, N.R., & Kiyak, H.A. (2008). Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (8th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. Rowe, J.W., & Kahn, R.L. (1987). Human aging: usual and successful. Science, 237(4811), Marshall, V.W. (1996). The state of theory in aging and the social sciences. In R.H. Binstock & L.K. George (Eds.), The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (4th ed.). New York, NY: Academic Press.
The Role of Multinationals and NGOs Gorman, M. (2002). Global aging – the non-governmental organization role in the developing world. International Journal of Epidemiology. 31, 782-785. Mwangi, S.M. (2009). International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) related to aging. In Palmore, E., Whittington, F., & Kunkel, S. (Eds.), The International Handbook on Aging (pp. 77-85). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC. Housing and Environments for the Elderly Matcha, D. (2007). The Sociology of Aging: An International Perspective. Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing. Chiuri, M.C. & Jappelli, T. (2008). Do the elderly reduce housing equity? An international comparison. Journal of Population Economics, 23(2), 643-663. Additional Books Pertaining to Global Aging and Health: Bosworth, B. & Burtless, G. (Eds.) (1998). Aging societies: The global dimension. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution. Markides, K.S. (2007). Encyclopedia of health and aging. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. McDaniel, S. A., & Zimmer, Z. (Eds.) (2013). Global ageing in the twenty-first century: Challenges, opportunities and implications. Surrey, England: Ashgate. Palmore, E., Whittington, F., & Kunkel, S. (Eds.), (2009). The international handbook on aging. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC. Robinson, M., Novelli, W., Pearson, C., & Norris, L. (Eds.) (2007). Global health and global aging. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Sokolovsky, J. (2009). The cultural context of aging: Worldwide perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Tirrito, T. (2003). Aging in the new millenium: A global view. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. Journals Pertaining to Global Aging: The International Journal of Aging and Human Development International Journal of Ageing and Later Life Journal of Aging Studies The Gerontologist Global Ageing – Issues & Action