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PERCEPTIONS OF AGING

MEDICINE 725
Course Description

Designed to provide a broad understanding of how aging and the science of aging is perceived by the public, with an emphasis on the critical examination of movies in which aging is a major theme. Discussion topics will include the perception of aging and age-related diseases as a positive or negative theme; the biological plausibility of pro- or anti-aging mechanisms; the accuracy of aging science in media; and the clinical, cultural, and personal perceptions of end-of-life care, death, and bereavement.

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