Ageing and Society - Diversity, Participation and Health

Education facts

Code: H2AOSI

Drawing on social gerontology, this course aims to provide a critical understanding of (old) age and how it can be understood as socially and culturally constructed. It will examine the position of older people in society and how age intersects with gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and functional ability. **Course content** - Age as a social construct - Cultural representations of age, gender, and ethnicity - Ageist attitudes in societies - Older people’s rights, agency, and participation in society

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and a degree of at least 180 credits, including a thesis of 15 credits. English proficiency is required.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Ageing and Society - Diversity, Participation and Health

  Jönköping University

  No physical attendance required

  Start date: 29 March 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %