Online Continuing Education Courses

• Explain the role society plays in creating the physical self-image as one ages
• Describe how physical self-image shapes and is shaped by the older individual’s autonomy competency
• Compare and contrast the strong social constructionist view of aging with the biological view
• List ways culture influences how aging women view themselves

Hour 2

• Define the term, “Third Age”
• Describe the circumstances unique to. “getting old”
• Explain the role of privilege in the modern concepts of aging
• List the ways communities of meaning and shared discourse can be identity confirming for the aging individual