SOWK 8346 - Family in Late Life

Family life of the elderly; includes late-life marital relationships; widowhood, living alone; relations with children, grandchildren, siblings, other kin; alternative, innovative lifestyles; neglect, abuse of the elderly; demographic, structural changes in family, society that affect these matters; core concept is the family as a natural support system for the elderly; its potential and limitations in a context of community support networks.

Prerequisites: graduate standing.