隨著人口結構的高齡化，台灣社會即將面臨一系列的高齡社會問題。本門課程討論社會學者分析討論高齡社會所衍生的各項課題的研究成果。高齡社會所面臨的不僅只是人口老化的健康問題與經濟安全議題，它同時也與家庭結構與生活型態息息相關。本課程將透過廣泛地閱讀相關議題的文獻，以求能夠更具體掌握面高齡社會研究的主要核心理論、概念與相關的研究成果。高齡社會學的議題相當多元，除了基本的文獻的閱讀與討論，本課程也配合學生的興趣，聚焦於特定的主題。

With the aging of population structure, Taiwan society is about to face a series of high-end social problems. This course discusses the research results of various subjects derived from high-altitude societies. What high-altitude societies are not only about the health problems of population aging and economic and safety issues, but also closely related to family structure and lifestyle. This course will read the texts on related topics in a broad way, so as to be able to more specifically master the main core theories, concepts and related research results of high-level social research. The topics of high-level social studies are quite diverse. In addition to reading and discussing basic literature, this course also cooperates with students' interests and focuses on specific topics.

主要書籍

Richard A. Settersten, Jr. and Jacqueline L. Angel (eds.), Handbook of Sociology of Aging. New York: Springer, 2011.
羅紀琼主編。台灣人口老化問題。台北：中央研究院經濟研究所。2009。

參考書籍

Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George, Handbook of Aging and Social Sciences (7th Edition). London: Academic Press, 2011.
Eric Klinenberg. Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone.（獨居時代）。台北：漫遊者文化。2013。
陳肇男等。活躍老化：法規、政策與實務變革之臺灣經驗。台北：雙葉書局。2012。

Main books

Richard A. Settersten, Jr. and Jacqueline L. Angel (eds.), Handbook of Sociology of Aging. New York: Springer, 2011.
Editor of Ronaldinho. Taiwan’s population aging problem. Taipei: Institute of Economic Research, Central Academy of Sciences. 2009.

Reference books

Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George, Handbook of Aging and Social Sciences (7th Edition). London: Academic Press, 2011.
Eric Klinenberg. Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone. Taipei: Traveler culture. 2013.
Chen Zhaonan and others. Live aging: Taiwan experience of laws, policies and practical changes. Taipei: Double Leaf Book Bureau. 2012.