Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Thinking about your own ageing
- 1 Thinking about your own ageing
- 2 Introducing Monty Meth
- 2 Introducing Monty Meth
- 3 Introducing ‘the Third Age’
- 3 Introducing ‘the Third Age’
- Characterising the Third Age
- 4 The Third Age and population changes
- 4 The Third Age and population changes
- Applying the theory
- Apocalyptic demography?
- 5 What about the Fourth Age?
- 5 What about the Fourth Age?
- Studying the Fourth Age
- 6 Reflecting on the Third and Fourth Ages
- 6 Reflecting on the Third and Fourth Ages
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
