You may access the RedShelf textbook in the Getting Started section of the course.
Aging and the Life Course
by
Jill S. Quadagno
ISBN: 1260804275
Publication Date: 2021-02-01
Quadagno, J. (2022). Aging and the life course: Introduction to social gerontology. McGraw Hill.
Chapter 14: The Economics of Aging
Chapter 15: Poverty and Inequality
Chapter 16: The Politics of Aging The student will investigate economics, poverty, and the politics of aging in these three chapters.
Cottrell, D. B. (2020). Considering the needs of older sexual and gender minority people. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 16(2), 146–150. The student will investigate the need for cultural competence in working with older adults who are in a gender and sexual minority.
Dustin Z. Nowaskie, & Daniel D. Sewell. (2021). Assessing the LGBT cultural competency of dementia care providers. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12137 The student will appraise the need for cultural competence in caring for individuals with dementia identifying as LGBT.
Robertson ML, Carnahan JL, & Streed CG Jr. (2023). Caring for LGBTQ+ older adults at home. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38(6), 1538–1540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08064-z The student will investigate the utilization of trauma-informed care in working with LGBTQ+ older adults.
American Psychological Association, (2022). Guidelines for psychological practice with older adults, https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/older-adults
Bordone, V., Arpino, B., & Rosina, A. (2020). Forever young? an analysis of the factors influencing perceptions of ageing. Ageing and Society, 40(8), 1669-1693.
Lewis, S. D., Connolly, M., Kimball, P. F., Rogers, G., Salvo, E., & Burnes, D. (2024). Self‐neglect co‐occurs with and is a risk factor for elder mistreatment: An analysis of Maine Adult Protective Services Administrative Data. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(6), 1913–1915. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18818 The student will investigate Adult Protective Service of Maine’s data on self-neglect and its association with elder mistreatment.
Li, M., Chen, R., & Dong, X. (2020). Elder mistreatment across diverse cultures. Generations, 44(1), 20–25. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.26992863&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv The student will investigate elder mistreatment across diverse cultures.
Aging and the Life Course
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