Term paper
RACE, ETHNICITY, & AGING
Fall 2013
Professor: J. Scott Brown Course Information
Office: Upham 376 GTY/BWS 472/572
Office Hours: Tue. & Thur. 8:30-10:30 Tue./Thu. 2:30-3:50
Phone: (513) 529-8325 361 Upham Hall
E-mail: sbrow@miamioh.edu
Recommended Texts:
The course readings will consist primarily of research articles and other readings that are available in electronic format (These are either directly available via normal library search or will be provided directly from the instructor).
Several readings, however, will come from a single text:
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans. 1997. Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, Eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Since this text is available electronically, it has NOT been ordered at any of the university textbook stores. Instead, it can be obtained from the following website via three different methods:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5237.html
Methods: 1. A Hardcopy of the book can be purchased. (cost $49.00) 2. A PDF file-copy of the book can be downloaded. (cost FREE!) 3. A copy of the book can be read online. (cost FREE!)
(*note that page images from the online book can be printed one-at-a-time.)
If any student is unable to obtain the readings from this text via the three methods listed above, they should see the instructor for special arrangements to acquire the readings.
Course Objectives:
To give students a comprehensive overview of the sociological study of race and ethnicity across research in aging and the life course by providing:
1) a foundation for understanding the formation and measurement of the concepts of race and ethnicity
2) an overview of major research foci and significant theoretical orientations within the study of race, ethnicity, and aging
3) an understanding of race, ethnicity, and aging at the aggregate level as a national (and global) social issue.
These objectives will be fulfilled in
Fall 2013
Professor: J. Scott Brown Course Information
Office: Upham 376 GTY/BWS 472/572
Office Hours: Tue. & Thur. 8:30-10:30 Tue./Thu. 2:30-3:50
Phone: (513) 529-8325 361 Upham Hall
E-mail: sbrow@miamioh.edu
Recommended Texts:
The course readings will consist primarily of research articles and other readings that are available in electronic format (These are either directly available via normal library search or will be provided directly from the instructor).
Several readings, however, will come from a single text:
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans. 1997. Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, Eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Since this text is available electronically, it has NOT been ordered at any of the university textbook stores. Instead, it can be obtained from the following website via three different methods:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5237.html
Methods: 1. A Hardcopy of the book can be purchased. (cost $49.00) 2. A PDF file-copy of the book can be downloaded. (cost FREE!) 3. A copy of the book can be read online. (cost FREE!)
(*note that page images from the online book can be printed one-at-a-time.)
If any student is unable to obtain the readings from this text via the three methods listed above, they should see the instructor for special arrangements to acquire the readings.
Course Objectives:
To give students a comprehensive overview of the sociological study of race and ethnicity across research in aging and the life course by providing:
1) a foundation for understanding the formation and measurement of the concepts of race and ethnicity
2) an overview of major research foci and significant theoretical orientations within the study of race, ethnicity, and aging
3) an understanding of race, ethnicity, and aging at the aggregate level as a national (and global) social issue.
These objectives will be fulfilled in