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SOC298: Generations: Childhood, Adulthood and Old Age
This unit focuses on changes in the life course over the generations. In so doing it addresses a key sociological question: How does social change intersect with the human biography? Two kinds of generations are at the centre of our interest: familial generations and historical generations. We critically engage with the social constructedness of childhood, youth, adulthood and old age; and we address ideas about generations and discuss the relationships between them over time. This is particularly pertinent at a time when labels such as Generation Y and baby boomers are often marshalled to alert us to differences and the potential for conflict between the generations. We draw on theoretical and empirical research in the sociology and history of childhood and youth, and consider the most important conceptual innovations and research findings in the sociology of the life course.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Harry Blatterer |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | SOC294 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Sociology |
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