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The Sociology of the Ageing Society – An introduction to the social, cultural, and economic analysis of ageing and social change, 7.5 credits
Det åldrande samhällets sociologi – en introduktion till sociala, kulturella och ekonomiska analyser av åldrande och social förändring, 7.5 hp
708G02
Main field of study
Ageing and Later LifeCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Single subject and programme courseExaminer
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Indre GenelyteCourse coordinator
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Indre GenelyteDirector of studies or equivalent
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Indre GenelyteAvailable for exchange students
YesContact
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
| Course offered for | Semester | Weeks | Language | Campus | ECV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) | Autumn 2020 | 202035-202039 | English | Norrköping, Norrköping | ||
| Single subject course (Full-time, Day-time) | Autumn 2020 | 202035-202039 | English | Norrköping, Norrköping | ||
Main field of study
Ageing and Later LifeCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1NEntry requirements
- General entry requirements for undergraduate studies
- English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (English 6/B)
(Exemption from Swedish)
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
• describe and discuss key issues of the ageing society, the individual bases, societal foundations and relevant challenges of ongoing age-structural shifts as well as its relations to social, cultural and economic change from a social science perspective.
• reflect on problems of social and economic policies in the ageing society from an interdisciplinary perspective.
• discuss scenarios for future developments of the ageing society in an interdisciplinary perspective on social, cultural and economic change on the national, European and global level.
Course content
The course gives and introduction to the social science analysis of the ageing society. It will take a sociological micro- as well as a macro perspective and discuss the ageing society from the perspective of individual life as well as of social, cultural and political change in the 21st century. After an introduction to the basics of theory and demography of the ageing society, the course will address key challenges, research perspectives and policy prospects with a national and international focus.
Teaching and working methods
Teaching is through lectures, seminars, individual and group exercises and the corresponding scientific literature. Students will relate the course work to their existing knowledge base and to their overall study interests.
Examination
The course is examined through
- active seminar participation, grading scale: UG
- written assignments, grading scale: UG
- individual written essay, grading scale: UV
Active participation consists of presentations, assessment tasks and participation in the seminar discussion. Written examination is through an essay on a key course topic. To pass requires to be approved in all these fields.
If the LiU coordinator for students with disabilities has granted a student the right to an adapted examination for a written examination in an examination hall, the student has the right to it. If the coordinator has instead recommended for the student an adapted examination or alternative form of examination, the examiner may grant this if the examiner assesses that it is possible, based on consideration of the course objectives.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course twice are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
Grades
Three-grade scale, U, G, VGOther information
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
Department
Institutionen för kultur och samhälle| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS1 | Essay | 4.5 credits | U, G, VG |
| UPG1 | Written report | 1.5 credits | U, G |
| RED1 | Oral presentation | 1.5 credits | U, G |
Regulary literature
Books
Calasanti. T. (2010), Gender and Ageing in the Context of Globalization In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social gerontology. London: Sage.
European Commision (2012)., (2012) Active ageing and gender equality policies. The employment and social inclusion of women and men of late working and early retirement age. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012
ISBN: 9789279217630, 9279217631
Motel-Klingebiel, A. (2015). , A life course scholar’s view: Life courses crystallise in demographic structure. In K. Komp & S. Johansson (Eds.), Population ageing from a life-course perspective (pp. 29-42). Bristol: Policy Press.
Ogg, J. and Rašticová, M. (2020). , Introduction: Key Issues and Policies for Extending Working Life In Léime Á. N., Ogg, J., Rašticová, M., Street, D., Krekula, C., Bédiová, M. and Madero-Cabib, I. (eds) Extended Working Life Policies. International Gender and Health Perspectives. Springer Open.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_5
Schulz, J. H. (2010). , The economics of ageing. In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social gerontology. London: Sage.
Sugar, Judith A., Riekse, Robert J., Holstege, Henry, Faber, Michael A., (2014) Introduction to aging : a positive, interdisciplinary approach. New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, 2014
ISBN: 9780826108807
Victor, C. (2006). , The demography of ageing. In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social gerontology (pp. 61-75). London: Sage.
Articles
Baldassar, L., Ferrero, L., Portis, L., ‘More like a daughter than an employee’: the kinning process between migrant care workers, elderly care receivers and their extended families Identities (Identities, 3 September 2017, 24(5):524-541)
Bengtsson, Tommy, Scott, Kirk, Population Aging and the Future of the Welfare State: The Example of Sweden Population and Development Review Population and Development Review, supplement, 37, 158-170
Brooke, Joanne, Jackson, Debra, Older people and COVID‐19: Isolation, risk and ageism. Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Jul2020; 29(13/14): 2044-2046. (3p)
Hess, M., Nauman, E., Steinkopf, L., Population Ageing, the Intergenerational Conflict, and Active Ageing Policies – a Multilevel Study of 27 European Countries Journal of Population Ageing Journal of Population Ageing, 10(1), 11-23.
King, R., Lulle, A., Sampaio, D., Vullnetari, J., Unpacking the ageing–migration nexus and challenging the vulnerability trope Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 25 January 2017, 43(2):182-198)
Lloyd-Sherlock, P., Ebrahim, S., McKee, M., Geffen, L., Bearing the brunt of covid-19: Older people in low and middle income countries The BMJ (The BMJ, 13 March 2020, 368)
Nedelcu, M. & Wyss, M. (2019). , Transnational grandparenting: an introduction Global Networks Global Networks, 20 (2)
Rahman, A. & Jahan, Y. (2020). , Defining a ‘Risk Group’ and Ageism in the Era of COVID-19 Journal of Loss and Trauma
Songur, W. (2019) , Older migrants’ use of elderly care in Sweden: family affects choice between home help services and special housing. European Journal of Social Work
Walsh, K., Scharf, T., & Keating, N. (2017). , Social exclusion of older persons: a scoping review and conceptual framework. European Journal of Ageing, 14(1), 81-98.
Websites
WEF (2020). , An ageing workforce isn't a burden. It's an opportunity https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/an-aging-workforce-isnt-a-burden-its-an-opportunity/
Additional literature
Books
Bengtson, V. L., Jr. Settersten, R. A., Kennedy, B. K., Morrow-Howell, N., & Smith, J. (Eds), (2016) Handbook of theories of aging (Third edition ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
de Beauvoir, S. (1970). , The Coming of Age. New York: Putnam
George, Linda K., Ferraro, Kenneth F., Carr, Deborah S., Wilmoth, Janet M., Wolf, Douglas, (2016) Handbook of aging and the social sciences. Eighth edition. London, UK : Elsevier Academic Press, 2016.
ISBN: 9780124172852, 0124172857, 0124172350, 9780124172357
Torres, S. (2012). , International migration: patterns and implications for exclusion in old age. In T. Scharf & N. C. Keating (Eds.), From exclusion to inclusion in old age: a global challenge (pp. 33-49). University of Bristol: The Policy Press.
Walker, Alan, Foster, Liam, (2014) The political economy of ageing and later life : critical pespectives. Cheltenham ; Northampton (Mass.) : Edward Elgar, cop. 2014.
ISBN: 9781843762485, 184376248X
Articles
Behtoui, A., Boréus, K., Neergaard, A. & Yazdanpanah, S. (2020). , Why are care workers from the global south disadvantaged? Inequality and discrimination in Swedish elderly care work Ethnic and Racial Studies, 43:16, 155-174,
Buhr, P., Huinink, J., Fertility analysis from a life course perspective Advances in Life Course Research (Advances in Life Course Research, September 01, 2014, 21:1-9)
Herrero, C., Martínez, R., & Villar, A. (2019). , Population Structure and the Human Development Index Social Indicators Research, 141(2), 731-763
Iversen, T. N., Larsen, L., & Solem, P. E. (2009). , A conceptual analysis of Ageism. Nordic Psychology, 61, 4-22.
Jørgensen, TSH, Fors, S, Nilsson, CJ, Enroth, L, Aaltonen, M, Sundberg, L, Brønnum-Hansen, H, Strand, BH, Chang, M, Jylhä, M, Ageing populations in the Nordic countries: Mortality and longevity from 1990 to 2014 Scand J Public Health.
Myck, M., Ogg, J., Aigner-Walder, B., Kåreholt, I., Kostakis, I., Motel-Klingebiel, A., Marbán-Flores, R., Murdock, E., Perek-Białas, J., and Thelin, A (2017). , Economic aspects of old age exclusion: a scoping report. ROSEnet Economic Working Group, Knowledge Synthesis Series: No. 1. CA 15122 Reducing Old-Age Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy.
Phillipson, C. (2018). , ‘Fuller’ or ‘extended’ working lives? Critical perspectives on changing transitions from work to retirement. Ageing & Society
Walker, A. & Maltby, T. (2012). , Active ageing: A strategic policy solution to demographic ageing in the European Union. International Journal of Social Welfare International Journal of Social Welfare, 21, 117-130
Websites
Statistics Sweden. (2012). , The future population of Sweden 2012-2060 (English version) http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/ BE0401_2012I60_BR_BE51BR1202ENG.pdf.
Other
Action, C. O. S. T. (2019). Seven Policy Messages on Long-Term Care. Available at: http://rosenetcost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/rosenet-ltc-policy-messages-september-2019.pdf
Carstensen, L (2011). Older people are happier. Available at: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_carstensen_older_people_are_happier?language=en
Pfizer (2016). Protect our heroes. Available at: https://vimeo.com/208346975
Pilavios, C. (2009). What is that? Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngmG72hgInM
Reducing old-age social exclusion: Collaborations in research and policy. Available at: http://rosenetcost.com/
United Nations, Ageing: https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/ageing/
WHO (2020). Ageing and Life course. Available at: https://www.who.int/ageing/en/
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