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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, 

at its meeting of October 18, 1983, gives rise to the following 

motion:- 

MOTION: 

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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.83 - 74 

the proposed 

New course S.A. 420-4 - Sociology of Aging" 

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New Course Proposed 

S.A. 420-4 Sociology of Aging 

A consideration of the structural and behavioural Implications of 

aging. Topics included will be: demographic aspects of aging; the 

relationship of aging to political, economic, familial and other 

social institutions; the social psychological significance of aging. 

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Rationale 

The sociology of aging is a core course in the new Gerontology 

Diploma programme, which will be commencing in the fall 1983 semes- 

ter. The course has been offered twice under the S.A. 460/461 

"Special Topics" rubric (81-1 and 83-1) and draws a substantial 

number of students. 

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? Sheila Roberts 

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The Faculty of Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of October ]3. 

1983 approved the new course S.A. 420-4 Sociology of Aging for permanent 

inclusion in the calendar. 

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Would 

you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of 

S.C.0 .S. Thank you. 

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SENATE COMM1TTLEON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

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COURSE PROPOSAL .FORiI

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Department: Sociology 

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iI'l it of Course 

: Sociology of Aging 

Calendar

Description of Coutzie: 

A consideration of the structural and behavioural implications of 

aging. Topics included will be: demographic aspects of aging; the 

relationship of aging to political, economic, familial and other 

social institutions; the social psychological significance of aging. 

N.uaLe of Course

one two-hour lecture, one two-hour seminar 

Prerequisites

(or special instructions): 

S.A. 202

What course (courses), if any, 

is being 

dropped from the calendar if this course 

approved: 

none 

2.

Scheduling 

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frequently will the 

course

be offered? once a year 

Semester in which 

the course will

first be offered? 84-1 

Which of your 

present 

[acuity would be available to make 

the

proposed offering 

possible? 

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E. Gee, 

McLaren 

Objectives of

the

Course

To familiarize students with the theoretical and methodological issues 

involved in the study of aging societies and aging individuals from a 

sociological point of view.. 

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tary

and Space RjuIrementu (for information only) 

What ndditional resources will be required In the 

following areas:

Fnculty nil 

Staff ? 

nil

Library

nil

Audi"

Visusi.

nil

Space ?

nil

Equipment

nil

5. Approval. 

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13-34. 

At 'at:Ii course outline). 

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SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE 

S.A. 420-4 

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Sociology of Aging 

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III. 

IV.

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VI.

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VII. 

VIII. 

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X.

Introduction of Major Concepts 

The Demography of Aging 

Aging and Modernization 

Western Stereotypes of Aging and Old People 

Age-grading 

Social Theories of Aging 

Political Economy of Aging 

Family and Aging 

Retirement and Aging 

Conclusion 

Required Reading 

Victor Marshall, 

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in Canada 

Jill S. Quadagno, Aging, the Individual and Society 

In addition, a number of photocopies articles will be available at cost. 

Course Requirements 

research paper 

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- 45% 

final exam 

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- 35% 

seminar presentation - 20% 

Library Resources for S.A. 420-4 Sociology of Aging 

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W.A. Achenbaum, Old Age in the New Land, 1978 

R.C. Atchley, The Social 

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Forces in Later Life, 1977 

R.C. Atchley, The Sociology of Retirement, 1976 

M. Baum and C. Baum, Growing Old: 

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A Societal Perspective, 1980 

G.M. ? 

Barrow and P.A. Smith, Aging, Ageism and Society, 1979 

R.H. Binstock and E. Shanas, Handbook of Aging and the Social 

Sciences, 1976 

Z. Blau, Old Age in a Changing Society, 1973 

R. Butler, Why Survive? 

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Being Old in America, 1975 

D. Cowgtll and L. Holmes, Aging and Modernization, 1972 

E. Cumming and W. Henry, Growing Old': 

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The Process of Disengagement, 

1961

J.J. Dowd, Stratification Among the Aged, 1980 

M. Field, The Aged, the Family and the Community, 1972 

D.H. Fischer, Growing Old in America, 

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1977

A. Fontane, The Last Frontier: 

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The Social Meaning of Growing Old, ? 

1977

D.E. Gelfand andA.J. Kutzik, Ethnicity and Aging, 1979 

J.F. Gubrium, Time, Roles and Self in Old Age, 1976 

G. Gutman, Canada's Changing Age Structure: 

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Implications for 

the Future, 1982 

1. Harris and Associates, The Myth and Reality of Aging in America: 

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A Study 

for the National Council on Aging, 1975 

R.J. Havighurst et al., Adjustment to Retirement, 1969 

J. Hendricks and C.D. Hendricks, Aging in Mass Society: Myths and Realities, 1981 

B.B. Hess, Growing Old in America, 1976 

B.B. Hess and E.W. Markson, Aging and Old People, 1980 

A.R. HochschiId, The Unexpected Community, 1973 

L.F. Jarvik, Aging Into the Twenty-first Century, 1978 

M. Kaplan, Leisure: Lifestyle and Lifespan, 1979 

D.P. Kent et al, Research Planning and Action for the Elderly: The Power and 

Potential of Social Science, 1972 

D. Levinson et al, The Seasons of a Man's Life, 1978 

H.Z. Lopata, Widowhood in an American City, 1973 

H.S. Maas and J.A. Kuypers, From Thirty to Seventy, 1974 

V. Marshall, Aging in Canada: Social Perspectives, 1980 

S.H. Matthews, The Social World of Older Women, 1978 

B. Neugarten, Middle Age and Aging: A Reader 

in

Social Psychology, 1968 

E. Palmore, Normal Aging, 1970 

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E. Palmore, The Honorable Elders, 1975 

H.J. Pratt, The Gray Lobby, 1976 

J. Quadagno, Aging, the Individual and Society, 1980 

M.W. Riley and A. Foner, Aging and Society, vols. 1-3, 1968-72 

D.

Rodgers, The Adult Years, An Introduction to Aging, 1982 

I. Rosow, Socialization to Old Age, 1974 

E.

Shanas et al, Old People in Three Industrial Societies, 1968 

E.Shana

and

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I.H. Simpson and J.C. McKinney, Social Aspects of Aging, 1.966 

F.H. Stewart, Fundamentals of Age-group Systems, 1977 

G.F. Streib and C.J. Schneider, Retirement in American Society, 1971 

C. Townsend, Old Age: The Last Segregation, 1971 

I.E. Troll et al, Families in Later Life, 1979 

W.H. Watson, Aging and Social Behavior: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 

1982

J.B. Williamson et al, The Politics of Aging: Power and Policy, 1982 

W. Withers, The Crisis in Old Age Finance, 1979 

D.S. Woodruff and J.E. Birren, Aging: Scientific Perspectives and Social Issues, 

1975

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