Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2019
Abstract
A survey of the research in key areas related to aging and communication. Course introduces central theories of communication and aging and approaches to studying intergenerational communication. Communication’s influence on societal attitudes about aging and intergenerational communication, and the impact of communication on issues of independence, wellbeing, healthcare, close personal relationships, decision-making, and other communicative contexts related to aging will be examined.
Recommended Citation
Gill, Elizabeth, "Communication and Aging (online course)" (2019). Syllabi. 1.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/commstudies_syllabi/1
Included in
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons
