Syllabus
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Course Code: HD -302 Course Name: Advances in life Span Development and Gerontology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Young Adulthood (20-35 years) - Biological, Physical and Cultural Developmental Perspectives on young Adults -Developmental Tasks -Psycho-Motor Development -Vocational Development -Moral and Personality Development -Importance of Social Organisations and their impact -Identity Formation and personality development -Life Cycle Approaches- Sexuality, Marriage, Marital Adjustment and Parenthood 2. Middle Adulthood (35-50 years) -Physical Continuity and Changes -Adult Intelligence -Psycho-Motor Development -Personality Development- Development of Self -Social and Emotional Development -Role in Family- Maintaining Family Relationships, Friendships -Parenting Adult offspring’s and their marriage -Menopause in Women and their Health -Vocational Development- Work and Career Development, Gender Differences |
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| 2 | 3. Late Adulthood (50-65 years) -Health, Fitness, Disease and Disability -Personality and Moral Development -Cognitive Changes- Transformation in Memory and Forgetfulness -Family Life Cycle -Social Relationships and their impact -Intergenerational Relations- Grand Parenthood -Retirement from Formal Work 4. Old Age (65+years) -Physical Continuity and Changes -Personality and Moral Development -Changes in Cognitive Abilities and Creativity -Psychosocial Development -Changes in Family Life cycle Patterns -Roles and relationships in the Aging Family |
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| 3 | 5. Emergence and Scope of Gerontology and Elderly Care -Concept of Aging and its Problems: Social, Medical, Psychological, Occupational 6. Theoretical Perspectives -Theories: Disengagement Theory, Activity Theory, Human Development Theory, Continuity Theory, Age Stratification Theory, Labelling Theory 7. Aging Process -Biological and Physiological aspects -Psychological aspects -Social aspects: Social Status, Retired Status, Single Status, Social Adjustment and Recognition -Spiritual aspects: Karma Theory and Religion |
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| 4 | 8. Adjustment Patterns -Retirement years and Marital Adjustment -Family Relationships: Widowhood/Singlehood, Alternative Life Style, Second marriage in Old Age -Leisure: Meaning, Motivation, Importance, Activities etc., -Retirement: Meaning, Benefits/Freedom of Retirees, Women retirees -Fears of Change in Personal, Social Life -Attitude towards Retirement: Poverty, Poor Health, Retirement and Suicide, -Abandonment and Diachronic solidarity 9. Death, Dying and Bereavement -Death: Definition, Types, Impact on Society, Attitude towards Death, Denial in thoughts of Death -Dying and Bereavement: Definition, Stages etc., -Grief: Definition etc., 10. Services and Programmes for Aged -Categories of Services- Housing, Health, Leisure Time, Institutions for Aged -Economic Programmes: Reengagement after Retirement, Retirement Pension, Provident Fund, Insurance Schemes -Investment, Taxation and Property |
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