Sociology (SOCI) 331

Environmental Influences on Development and Aging Across the Life Course (Revision 1)

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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online

Credits: 3

Area of Study: Social Science

Prerequisite: None

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

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Overview

Sociology 331: Environmental Influences on Development and Aging Across the Life Course is a three-credit, intermediate level course that explores how and why environmental factors can affect your health across the life course. It also explores strategies for prevention of such diseases as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.

Outline

Unit 1: Canada’s Demographics, Health Profile, and Environmental Record
Unit 2: Sociological Concepts Related to Environmental Influences on Health
Unit 3: How and Why Environmental Factors Can Affect Successful Aging
Unit 4: Social and Environmental Influences on Human Development and Aging
Unit 5: Social and Environmental Influences on Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, and Neurological Diseases
Unit 6: Social and Environmental Influences on Cancer
Unit 7: Impacts of the Global Environment on Development and Aging
Unit 8: Challenging Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards

Evaluation

Credit for SOCI 331 is based on the grades you achieve on three tutor-marked assignments and a final examination. You must achieve a grade of D (50 percent) on the final examination and a minimum overall course grade of D (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Activity	Weighting
Assignment 1	20%
Assignment 2	10%
Assignment 3	35%
Final Exam	35%
Total	100%

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU approved exam invigilator or at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure a computer with an internet connection and an accepted web browser is available for your use at the invigilation centre. For more information on AU’s Online Exam Project please visit the Office of the Registrar site.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials (online)

Principal Required Readings

Portions of:

Cooper K, Marshall L, Vanderlinden L, and Ursitti F. (2011). Early Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals/Pollution and Associations with Chronic Disease: A Scoping Review. A report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Environmental Health Institute of Canada.

Portions of:

Stein J, Schettler T, Rohrer B and Valenti M. (2008). Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging: With a Closer look at Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (Nancy Myers, ed.) Science and Environmental Health Network.

Principal Required Videos

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). (2008). Video. The Disappearing Male. CBC Doc Zone, November 7, 2008. (43:43 minutes).

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). (2014). Video. Silence of the Labs. The Fifth Estate. (45:12 minutes).

National Film Board (NFB). (2011a). Video. Pink Ribbons, Inc. Directed by Lea Poole. (97 minutes).