ERIC Number: ED273812
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986
Reference Count: 0
Social Aspects of Aging. Module A-4. Block A. Basic Knowledge of the Aging Process.
Harvey, Dexter; Cap, Orest
This instructional module on social aspects of aging is one in a block of 10 modules designed to provide the human services worker who works with older adults with basic information regarding the aging process. An introduction provides an overview of the module content. A listing of general objectives follows. Four sections present informative material on each of the four objectives. Topics are demographics, knowing and treating older adults as real people, alternative views of how older adults can or should age successfully, and changing roles of older adults in today's society and the history or forces behind these changes. Other contents include a summary and listings of selected readings and additional resources. (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives, Demography, Gerontology, Human Services, Learning Modules, Older Adults, Service Occupations, Social Influences, Social Services, Staff Development, Status, Stereotypes
Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students; Practitioners
Sponsor: Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa (Ontario).
Authoring Institution: Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Faculty of Education.
Note: For related documents, see CE 045 027-037.