Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary field of gerontology, incorporating several academic disciplines or specializations. Substantive, conceptual, and methodological issues central to studying aging and life-course is explored. Particular attention is given to the following topics: the origins and intent of gerontology as a field; aging demographics; cross-cultural perspectives on aging; economics; stereotypes of aging and ageism; social policies and programs; mid- and late-life transitions; diversity and aging; bio/psych/social aspects of aging; and health and illness in later life. The discipline of gerontology is also presented in terms of the direct and immediate relevance to a rapidly and dramatically aging population. 