SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentInternational Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, First Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Second Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Third Year
Course NameGlobal Aging
InstructorCHEN JEN-HAO
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule



































































































































































Week



Topic



Reading Materials



Learning Plan



Estimated Hours in Learning Activities



 



 



 



 



Lecture



Reading



1



Introduction



Course Introduction and Course Requirement



 



 



 



2



Contours of Global Aging



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



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



3



Health in the Context of Aging



Olshansky, S.J.& B.A. Carnes. 2009. "The future of human longevity." Pp. 731-745 in International Handbook of Population Aging: Springer.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



4



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



5



Aging and Gender Double Standard



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.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



6



Are older Women Always Disadvantaged?



Knodel, J. and Ofstedal, M.B., 2003. Gender and aging in the developing world: Where are the men?. Population and development review, 29(4), pp.677-698.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



7



Aging, Gender, and Family



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



8



Aging and Sexuality



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.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



9



Documentary and Discussion I



The End of Ageing



In-ClassDiscussion



 



 



10



Aging of LGBT Population



Gender Transitions in Later Life: A Queer Perspective on Successful Aging



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



11



Families and Aging I




  1. Frankenberg, E., Lillard, L., & Willis, R. J. (2002). Patterns of intergenerational transfers in Southeast Asia. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64(3), 627-641.

  2. 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.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



12



Families and Aging II: Asia




  1. Zimmer, Z. and Korinek, K., 2008. Does family size predict whether an older adult lives with or proximate to an adult child in the Asia-Pacific region?. Asian Population Studies, 4(2), pp.135-159.

  2. Mason, A. and Lee, S.H., 2004. Population aging and the extended family in Taiwan: A new model for analyzing and projecting living arrangements. Demographic Research, 10, pp.197-230.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



13



 



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



14



 



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



15



Economic Security 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. World Bank. 2016. Live Long and Prosper: Aging in East Asia and Pacific. World Bank Publications. CH3



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



16



Time-Use, Leisure and Aging




  1. Gauthier, A. H., & Smeeding, T. M. (2003). Time use at older ages: Cross-national differences. Research on Aging, 25(3), 247-274.

  2. Marcum, C. S. (2013). Age differences in daily social activities. Research on aging, 35(5), 612-640.



In-ClassLecture and Discussion



Before Class: Read All Reading Materials



After ClassReview



1.5



4



17



Documentary and Discussion II



Adrift in Old Age (NHK)



In-Class Discussion



 



 



18



English Presentation



 



In-ClassPresentation



 



 



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

  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.


Textbook & Reference

All reading materials are listed in the weekly schedule. All materials are journal articles or reports that can be downloaded from the NCCU library. There is no required book.


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