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Proseminar in Childhood Studies I (3)
The
first half of a two-semester course providing an overview of paradigms
and critical issues in childhood studies. Researchers from within the
university and around the area will present the latest research on
children.
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Proseminar in Childhood Studies II (3)
The
second half of a two-semester course providing an overview of
paradigms and critical issues in childhood studies. Researchers from
within the university and around the area will present the latest
research on children.
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Child Growth and Development (3)
This
course will cover children's physical, mental, and social development.
The goal of this course will be to provide students with an integrated
perspective on how typical children develop, beginning with the
milestones and developmental tasks of infancy and continuing through
the biological, social, and psychological changes of adolescence.
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Review of Literature (3)
This
course will review the literature of a specific content area in
childhood studies preparatory to the student's undertaking dissertation
research.
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Practicum in Childhood Studies (3)
This is an apprenticeship with an experienced researcher. Students choose a faculty mentor and apprentice themselves in a collaborative project. Students in the basic track will participate in an empirical project. Students in the applied track will work with a faculty member in analyzing a problem in an applied setting and will develop a proposed solution. The proposed solution must include successfully negotiating implementation of the project in the context of an organization, agency, business, or other setting.
Students in the practicum participate in a seminar in which their projects are discussed with the instructor and other first-year students. This course combines the advantages of an apprenticeship model with the advantages of a seminar model. Each student has an individual faculty adviser who supervises his or her individual work. Students' work is tailored to their interests. Through presentations by other students in the seminar, instructor comments and suggestions, and active participation in group discussion and feedback, each student gains knowledge of research strategies and methods used in multiple settings. One-half of the grade is based on the recommendation of the faculty adviser and one-half on participation in the seminar.
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History of Childhood (3)
How have religious, psychological, and economic theories affected our notions of childhood over the centuries? Views have ranged, for example, from seeing childhood as a miniaturized form of adulthood to seeing childhood as a distinct culture of its own. The United States has often defined itself in terms of childhood and youth, making the child an apt topic of study in American literature. In this course, literature by some of the best-known writers will be read and popular representations of the child will be examined in order to understand how conceptions of childhood help to define individual, family, literary, and national identities.
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Children and Childhood in Cross-Cultural Perspectives (3)
The
richness and diversity of children's development is best understood by
examining socialization norms and child-rearing practices of the
world's various societies. The course focuses on the rich
anthropological literature on children in different cultures, but
considers as well, cross-cultural psychological and sociological
investigations.
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Literary and Cultural Constructions of Childhood (3)
This course is the same as 56:350:580 (Literary and Cultural Constructions of Childhood).
A study of changing representations of childhood in literary and cultural texts, including the impact of childhood on imagination and intellectual and aesthetic traditions.
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Personality and Social Development (3)
Theory
and research on personality and social development in childhood and
adolescence. Attention is paid to the evolutionary, genetic, social, and
cultural shaping of personality and social interactions.
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Cognitive Development (3)
Theory
and research in children's intellectual development from birth through
adolescence. Neo-Piagetian, information processing, and sociocultural
approaches to cognition. Current research, including children's memory
development, social cognition, language, problem solving, spatial
thinking, and theory of mind. Implications for schooling considered.
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Using Archival Data to Study Children (3)
This
course will provide students with the experiences necessary to analyze
data from publicly available data sets. Students will obtain publicly
available data sets and analyze them using SAS or SPSS in order to test
hypotheses about development and to assess the effectiveness of
interventions.
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Sociology of Socialization (3)
Study
of socialization as a concept and as a process; the socialization of
children and adults; variations in socialization among cultures,
socioeconomic status groups, and types of social groups.
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Growing Up in Africa (3)
This course examines the social, historical, and political contexts of childhood in Africa through ethnographies, novels, and historical work. We will begin with classic work on child socialization, examining how children learn and come to assume certain positions through interaction with peers and adults in work, rituals, and play. We will explore children's roles and status within societies in which elders are valued and powerful, and how these roles changed with colonialism through literacy, missionization, and migration to mines, plantations, and cities. Finally, we will look at young people's myriad experiences in Africa today as soldiers, AIDS orphans, critics of the state, consumers of modernity, and powerful but hated witches within the context of structural adjustment and globalization.
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Youth Movements in Organizations (3)
Social
movements organized and led by youth are important both for their
contributions to society and as a training ground for youth who become
leaders as adults. This course examines youth and student movements in
a number of countries and regions at key points in their history, including Germany, China, Latin America, and the United States. The
topics will include political, social, and religious movements, minority
group movements, women's and girls' movements, and cultural movements. The relationships between youth movements and adult organizations and
patterns of generational change over history will be examined.
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Youth and Sports (3)
The
social organization of athletics and sports for children and youth.
Youth and family involvement in organized and informal athletic and
sports activities. Social roles including juvenile and adult athletes,
fans, coaches, parents, and consumers of sports equipment and media.
The relationship of sports to social patterns such as ideologies,
values, laws, cultural norms, and methods of social control. Ethnic,
racial, and gender differences in sports activities.
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Issues in Social Policy: Children and Families (3)
Public policy has profound influences on children in the United States and elsewhere. This course focuses on social policy in the United States, and how policy shapes children's education, nutrition, and environments. Policy in the United States is compared to that of other countries in order to better understand the influence of policy on the course of development.
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Interpretative Methods (3)
An understanding of children and the worlds that they live in can be gained through a variety of means. In this course, students are introduced to interviewing, ethnography, and other interpretative methods for appreciating the various influences that shape children and their worlds.
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Independent Research in Childhood Studies (3)
In consultation with a faculty member, students pursue individually designed research projects.
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Special Topics in Childhood Studies (3)
Topics and themes related to childhood studies are considered.
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Directed Readings in Childhood Studies (3)
Topics and themes related to childhood studies are explored through readings selected in consultation with the instructor.
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Doctoral Dissertation (15)
Each student must complete an original dissertation research project under the supervision of a faculty adviser.
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Matriculation Continued (0)
Continuous registration may be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits.
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