Social Gerontology


Polly McMahon - Social Services/Gerontology Studies

pollym@sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us

Spokane Falls Community College

 

Jenny Laveglia - Math Mentor

jlavegli@bcc.ctc.edu

Bellevue Community College  


Introduction to Social Gerontology

Death, Loss, and Grief

·      What are the leading causes of death in our community?

·      What is the percentage of people who are buried vs. cremated?

·      What are the statistics regarding suicide in our community? Can these be misleading? How?

·      Create a graph or chart of the causes of death by age. What does this tell us?

 

Assessment: Rubrics designed to reflect accuracy, clarity, and visual fluency of quantitative visual design. They follow an initial model and then are student designed.

 

Communication with community representative re the accuracy and value to agency/program of this material.