Living in an Aging Society

The U.S., like many advanced industrial societies, has an aging population distribution.  This module provides information on the scale and scope of the demographic change in the coming decades, the different ways in which a growing number of people aged 65 and older will likely change U.S. society, policy choices that may be necessary to address the growing number of elderly, and the many positive ways an older population distribution could affect life in the coming years. 

At the conclusion of this video series, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the scale and scope of the demographic change and the ways in which an aging population may challenge social and economic structures and values. 

  2. Recognize the potentially positive contributions that an aging population can make to families, communities, and society. 

  3. Accurately assess policy choices that may be needed to address an aging population.


*An extensive reference section is also available for download

Estimated Time to Complete video series: Up to 2.0 hours (2.0 CE credits)

Note: All course content must be viewed and an evaluation completed before the CE certificate can be issued.

Price: $30

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Living in an Aging Society

    • Opening

    • Aging in America

    • Aging By The Numbers

    • Positive implications of an Aging Society

    • Two Marches

    • Social Security Basics

    • Social Security Comics

    • Covid & Social Security

    • Evaluation

About the instructor

Founder, OfCourse!

Miguel Ferguson

Hello, my name is Miguel Ferguson. My teaching career began at the high school level but for the last 20 years I have taught courses in Social Welfare Policy, Poverty, and Social Justice in leading schools of social work. I founded OfCourse! to make dynamic information on these topics accessible to students and busy instructors. OfCourse! content is engaging and up to date and each lesson comes with "Interactives" (drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank, drop-down menu choices, etc). OfCourse! materials are fun and engaging and designed to help busy teachers inform and inspire students with interactive and easy-to-use content. Dr. Ferguson is also the author of two popular books on the intersection of policy and community change ("Caught in the Storm" and "Navigating Policy & Practice in the Great Recession") and a graphic novel on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War ("¡Brigadistas!").

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