Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - SA 319 J100

Transnational Aging (A) (4)

Class Number: 5875

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Mon, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Location: TBA

  • Prerequisites:

    SA 101 or 150 or 201W.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Explores how mobility and migration across borders influence the lives of older people, with attention to how multigenerational transnational families mutually negotiate care and support. Political and socio-cultural factors will be examined through case studies from around the world in order to assess how we age in a transnational world.

COURSE DETAILS:

People of all ages have relationships with families, work, and play in ways that increasingly cross national borders. This course focuses on such relationships and experiences among the aging. Multigenerational families are central to the case studies that compare situations, relationships, and context across cultures. Retirement, tourism, intergenerational care-giving, and end-of-life care

Grading

  • Participation 15%
  • Mini assignments 10%
  • Quizzes 20%
  • Paper proposal 15%
  • Presentation 10%
  • Final paper 30%

NOTES:

Grading: Where a final exam is scheduled and you do not write the exam or withdraw from the course before the deadline date, you will be assigned an N grade. Unless otherwise specified on the course outline, all other graded assignments in this course must be completed for a final grade other than N to be assigned.

Academic Dishonesty and Misconduct Policy: The Department of Sociology and Anthropology follows SFU policy in relation to grading practices, grade appeals (Policy T 20.01) and academic dishonesty and misconduct procedures (S10.01‐S10.04). Unless otherwise informed by your instructor in writing, in graded written assignments you must cite the sources you rely on and include a bibliography/list of references, following an instructor-approved citation style.  It is the responsibility of students to inform themselves of the content of SFU policies available on the SFU website: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

P. Dossa & C. Coe (Eds.). (2017). Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
ISBN: 978-0-813588070

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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