CHILDHOOD , YOUTH AND CULTURE
ANT2CAC
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Studying childhood and youth is an important means of understanding culture and society. In this subject students examine the ways anthropologists and sociologists have studied childhood from birth to adulthood and how their theories and methods have been influenced by work in other fields such as psychology and linguistics. Students are introduced to recent approaches which emphasise the active role children play in their own social development. Topics central to the study of childhood and youth cross-culturally are explored, such as infant care, identity construction, gender development, child labour and child survival, child abuse and children's rights.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Helen Lee
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ANT3CAC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse a range of texts in the field of childhood and youth studies
- Activities:
- Tutorial discussions of readings; worksheets based on tutorial readings; written assignment
02. Compare different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of childhood and youth.
- Activities:
- Lectures; films; tutorial discussions of readings; worksheets based on tutorial readings; written assignment; online tests.
03. Examine the local and global dimensions of social and cultural change for children and youth.
- Activities:
- Lectures; films; tutorial discussions of readings; worksheets based on tutorial readings; written assignment; online tests.
04. Produce a sustained written argument about a specific topic in childhood and youth studies.
- Activities:
- Written assignment.
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Helen Lee
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class assignments (equivalent to 1000 words) | 25 | 02, 01, 03 | |
| One 2,000-word written assignment | 50 | 04, 02, 01, 03 | |
| Online tests (1,000-word equivalent) | 25 | 02, 03 |