SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentMA Program of Sociology, First Year PhD Program of Sociology, First Year MA Program of Sociology, Second Year PhD Program of Sociology, Second Year
Course NameGlobal Aging
InstructorCHEN JEN-HAO
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Weekly Schedule






























































































































































Week



Topic



Reading Materials



Learning Plan



Estimated Hours in Learning Activities



 



 



 



 



Lecture



Reading



1



Introduction



Course Introduction and Course Requirement



 



 



 



2



Documentary and Discussion I



 



The End of Aging



In-Class: Discussion



 



 



 



4



Contours of Global Aging




  1. United Nations Population Fund & Help Age International. (2012). Ageing in the twenty-first century: A celebration and a challenge. Chapter 1

  2. Lin, Y. Y., & Huang, C. S. (2016). Aging in Taiwan: building a society for active aging and aging in place. The Gerontologist, 56(2), 176-183. (Recommended)



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



5



Health, Population, and Aging




  1. Crimmins, E. M., Kim, J. K., & Seeman, T. E. (2009). Poverty and biological risk: the earlier “aging” of the poor. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences, 64(2), 286-292.

  2. Levine, M. E., & Crimmins, E. M. (2014). Evidence of accelerated aging among African Americans and its implications for mortality. Social Science & Medicine, 118, 27-32. (Recommended)



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



6



The Aging Body



 



Clarke, L. H., & Korotchenko, A. (2011). Aging and the body: A review. Canadian Journal on Aging, 30(3), 495-510.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



7



Death and Dying



 



 



Riley Jr, J. W. (1983). Dying and the meanings of death: Sociological inquiries. Annual Review of Sociology, 9(1), 191-216.



 



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



8



Gender and Aging




  1. Lauzen, M. M., & Dozier, D. M. (2005). Maintaining the double standard: Portrayals of age and gender in popular films. Sex roles, 52(7-8), 437-446.

  2. Calasanti, T. (2004). Feminist gerontology and old men. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 59(6), S305-S314. (Recommended)



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



9



Aging and Sexuality



 




  1. Lodge, A. C., & Umberson, D. (2012). All shook up: sexuality of mid?to later life married couples. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(3), 428-443.

  2. Gott, M., & Hinchliff, S. (2003). How important is sex in later life? The views of older people. Social science & medicine, 56(8), 1617-1628. (Recommended)



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



10



Aging of LGBT Population




  1. Fabbre, V. D. (2015). Gender transitions in later life: A queer perspective on successful aging. The Gerontologist55(1), 144-153.

  2. Leyerzapf, H., Visse, M., De Beer, A., & Abma, T. A. (2018). Gay-friendly elderly care: Creating space for sexual diversity in residential care by challenging the hetero norm. Ageing & Society, 38(2), 352-377.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



11



Families and Aging  




  1. Yasuda, T., Iwai, N., Chin-Chun, Y., & Guihua, X. (2011). Intergenerational coresidence in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: comparative analyses based on the East Asian social survey 2006. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 42(5), 703-722.

  2. Hank, K., & Jürges, H. (2007). Gender and the division of household labor in older couples: A European perspective. Journal of Family Issues, 28(3), 399-421.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



12



 



Social Network and Aging




  1. Cornwell, B., Laumann, E.O. and Schumm, L.P., 2008. The social connectedness of older adults: A national profile. American sociological review, 73(2), pp.185-203.

  2. Wrzus, C., Hänel, M., Wagner, J. and Neyer, F.J., 2013. Social network changes and life events across the life span: a meta-analysis. Psychological bulletin, 139(1), p.53.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



13



 



Migration and Aging




  1. Bradley, D.E. and Longino, C.F., 2009. Geographic mobility and aging in place. In International handbook of population aging (pp. 319-339). Springer, Dordrecht.

  2. Zhou, Y.R., 2012. Space, time, and self: Rethinking aging in the contexts of immigration and transnationalism. Journal of Aging Studies, 26(3), pp.232-242.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



14



Economic Security, Retirement and Aging




  1. Lloyd-Sherlock, P., 2000. Old age and poverty in developing countries: new policy challenges. World development, 28(12), pp.2157-2168.

  2. Costa, D. L. (1998). The evolution of retirement. In The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990 (pp. 6-31). University of Chicago Press.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



15



Labor Force Participation and Life after Retirement




  1. Russell, C. (2007). What do older women and men want? Gender differences in the ‘lived experience’ of ageing. Current Sociology, 55(2), 173-192.

  2. Vickerstaff, S. (2010). Older workers: the ‘unavoidable obligation’of extending our working lives?. Sociology Compass, 4(10), 869-879.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



16



Documentary and Discussion II



Adrift in Old Age (NHK)



In-Class Discussion



 



 



17



English Presentation



 



In-ClassPresentation



 



 



18



English Presentation



 



In-ClassPresentation



 



 




 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Grading Policy and Standard




  1. Attendance and Class Participation 30%



 



This class pays attention to class participation. Each student is encouraged to voice their opinions and ideas. I will design a few in-class activities to facilitation discussion in class.



 



2 Writing Assignments 50%



 



To facilitate in-class discussion, each student is required to read all articles/reports and write a short summary of the reading materials. Each summary is approximately 2-3 pages (Times New Roman12FontDouble Space). Please send your summary to me by Tuesday. 



 



Each student needs to submit 10 summaries. Each summary is worth 5% of your grade. No late assignment. I will provide detailed instruction on how to write a summary in class.



 



3 In-Class Presentation 20%



Each student is required to do ONE in-class presentation. The presentation should be approximately 15-20 minutes and will hold in the last day of the class. The purpose of the presentation is to train students to present in international conferences. You should select ONE paper from the reading list and present the paper in the last day of the class.



 



I will help each student prepare the POWERPOINT and practice the presentation before the presentation day. Please let me know which paper you want to present by 12th week.  



 



***PhD Students Only: For PhD students, you have the option of writing a 20 pages (double space) English paper on a topic of your choice. If you choose to write a paper, your final grade will be based on: class participation (15%), writing assignment (25%), presentation (10%), and final paper (50%). I will help you choose a topic and provide detailed comments of your paper. If you decide to write a paper, please let me know no later than 5th week.


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