Ageing and Social Change as Interdisciplinary Social Science

Aim

After completing the course, the student should on an advanced level be able to:

• describe and define key issues within the ageing society, the individual bases and societal foundations, and relevant challenges in research and practice of current age structured changes
• identify and account for how these key issues relate to social, cultural, and economic change from a social science perspective
• based on current research discuss research questions and results in the field of Ageing and social change through a scientific lens
• search, review, and integrate relevant literature in the field and present acquired knowledge according to academic principles in verbal and written form
• write an academic paper according to the standards and requirements of Swedish higher education

Content

The course presents a transdisciplinary introduction on the history and theory of ageing societies from a Scandinavian, European and global perspective. The course addresses main concepts in the field including a research overview. The course addresses main concepts in the filed including a research overview. The course introduces the topic ageing and social change as an interdisciplinary social science. Furtermore, it offers an overview from different perspectives, such as sociology, economics, health sciences, demographics, philosophy, technology, life-course research, gerontology, psychology, and sustainability. In addition, the course introduces various tools for online classroom as well as access to the library resources. Rules, regulations, and principles are considered regarding an academic approach as well as the academic writing process, including the use of sources, citing, and referencing.