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GHS3107 Policy Gerontology
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:

This unit provides an overview of policy issues in ageing and aged services, with emphasis upon seniors within a ‘greying’ Australia. Ageing is explored as a societal production. The unit discusses issues and articulates alternatives in the provision of aged policy and programs. The prejudice of ageism is exposed and strategies are suggested towards the development of 'grey' social and political empowerment. This unit facilitates the ongoing development of a philosophical framework for working with seniors, so informing professional practice through theory.



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Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009