Hurley
SYG 2000

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I. Aging And The Elderly
.....A. The Graying of the United States
..........1. Increasing median age
..........2. Increasing percent of those 65+
.....B. Global comparisons

II. Growing Old: Biology and Culture
.....A. Biological Changes
.....B. Psychological Changes
.....C. Gerontology
.....D. Aging and Culture
.....E. Age Stratification: A Global Assessment
.........1. Hunting and Gathering Societies
.........2. Pastoral, Horticultural, and Agrarian Societies
.........3. Industrial Socieites
..............a. Japan: An Exceptional Case
..............b. Growing (Very) Old: A Report From Abkhansia

III. Transitions And Problems of Aging
.....A. Bernice Neugarten's Study:
..........1. Disintegrated and Disorganized Personalities
..........2. Passive-Dependent Personalities
..........3. Defended Personalities
..........4. Integrated Personalities
.....B. Social Isolation -- Elderly Living Arrangements
.....C. Retirement
.....D. Aging and Povertry -- Poverty rate decreases to age 54 then Increases
.....E. Ageism -- Prejudice and discrimination against the elderly
.....F. The Elderly: A Minority?

IV. Theoretical Analysis of Aging
.....A. Structural-Functional Analysis: Aging and Disengagement
.....B. Symbolic-Interaction Analysis: Aging and Activity
.....C. Social-Conflict Analysis: Aging and Inequality
..........1. Betty Friedan -- The Fountain of Aging
..........2. Age Cohort values

V. Death and Dying
.....A. Historical Patterns of Death
.....B. The Modern Separation of Life and Death
.....C. Bereavement
.....D. Setting Limits: Must We 'Pull the Plug' on Old Age?

VI. Looking Ahead: Aging In The Twenty-First Century

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