Spring 2022 - GERO 822 G100

Families, Communities and Health (4)

Class Number: 6565

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Thu, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Critically evaluates and synthesizes key theory, research and health promotion policy related to the intersection of aging families, communities and health. The principal theoretical perspectives will include: life course theory; social, human and cultural capital; ecological models; political economy; and community empowerment approaches. Equivalent Courses: GERO840

COURSE DETAILS:

This course critically evaluates and synthesizes key theory, research, and health promotion policy related to the intersections of agingand older adults, families, communities, and health.Theoretical and conceptual perspectives will include: life course theory; social ecological, environmental, and critical feminist, emancipatory, intersectionality models. Topics will include: definitional, conceptual and methodological challenges to studying families and the linkages among families, communities and health; diversity and changing family patternsand intergenerational relations; caregiving and partnership status/extended family networks; social support and resiliency/vulnerability in family health; ethno-cultural minority issuesandbarriers/accesstohealth care utilization; tailoring community health promotion programs to fit the needs of aging families; and healthy public policy for age-and family-friendly communities at the local, national and global levels.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

 

Grading

  • Seminar Critiques 30%
  • Critique Presentation 15%
  • Student Led Seminar 15%
  • Final Research Paper 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Web links for electronic copies of the required readings will be provided on Canvas.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.