PhD in Social Gerontology in Hamilton Canada | McMaster University

The Social Gerontology PhD program offers an interdisciplinary exploration of aging's social, cultural, and political dimensions. Students adopt a critical social science framework to examine aging through multiple academic lenses.

Research focuses span: healthcare systems and social support; critical aging studies; policy and service structures; diversity in aging populations; and patterns of accumulating disadvantages.

This unique doctoral program employs an integrated approach, combining interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical methodologies to examine aging as both a social phenomenon and cultural construct. The program's distinctive strength lies in how these perspectives intersect, with particular attention to both structural and cultural aspects of aging.

Unlike conventional gerontology programs, our curriculum encourages students to explore research areas beyond traditional health functionality, demographic studies, and service administration. Graduates emerge with specialized theoretical and methodological skills in social gerontology, particularly emphasizing interdisciplinary social science approaches to understanding later life stages.