Social Perspectives on Ageing
SCWK5007
This unit of study aims to collapse the boundaries between 'them' (old people) and 'us' (everyone else) by examining how age is historically and socially constructed and experienced. The unit will examine social policies and social work practices and skills in relation to old people, their families and communities, with particular emphasis on diversity and inequality.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2, 9
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: SCWK5007
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes