Module
Title: SOCS 351 SOCIOLOGY of Youth
Credit
Value: 12
General
Objectives:
This module will
focus on youth and examine issues that affect youth and their transition to
adulthood from a sociological perspective. Theories on youth and youth culture
will be explored along with critically examining what it exactly means to be a
youth and analyze youth policy. The module will primarily focus on youth in
Bhutanese context with comparison with other countries.
Learning
Outcomes:
By the end of the
course, students will be able to:
- Examine
society’s influence on each generation of youth from sociological
perspective.
- Appreciate the
impact each generation of youth have on their generation and society.
- Explain the
theoretical perspectives on adolescence and the implications for both
individual behaviour and public policy.
- Identify the
“coming of age” and other life cycle experiences (over the life course)
that adolescent throughout the ages share in common.
- Trace the
chronological development of "teenagers" as a social phenomenon
with special subcultures and social problems.
- Discuss how
institutions, socialization (family, peers, school and the mass media) and
other social factors influence and control youth culture
Teaching
and Learning Approach Used:
This module will be
based on interactive and students are actively participating both during the
lecture class and tutorial class. Ideas will be presented and students will be
expected to think critically about these ideas. Method of teaching will include
weekly readings and discussing key ideas in the class. Video clips and
documentary films will be used as per the requirement of the topics discussed
in the course. There will be three hours of lecture and an hour of tutorial
classes each week.
Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 60%
Class
Test (2): 20%
Assignment: 25%
Participation:
5%
Presentation:
10%
End of Session Assessment:
40%
Final
Exam: 40%
Subject
Matter:
- Youth Studies -
What is “youth”? Historical perspective; life stages;
- Theories of
youth, youth culture and youth deviance
- How should the
study of youth be approached?
- Education,
Institutions and Social Reproduction – identity and ideology; Capital
theory and education of youth; class and social reproduction;
- Mass education;
transition to work; community and family; peer networks;
- Identity and
Global Youth – Social identity and opportunity; identities and social
context; youth and globalization
- Political
Participation and Other Forms of Engagement
- Politics,
Policy, Action and Social Change
Reading
List:
Furlong & Carmel.
(2007). Young people and Social Change: New Perspectives. Open
University Press,
Bolland,
J.M., et al. (2001). Hopelessness and violence Among Inner City Youths. Maternal
and Child Health Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4.
Dasen, P.
R. (2000). Rapid Social Change and the Turmoil of Adolences: A Cross Cultural
Perspective. International Journal of Group Tensions, Vol. 29.
France, A.
(2008). Risk Factor Analysis and Youth Questions. Journal of Youth Studies,
Vol. 11.
Henry,
D.B. & Kobus, K. (2007). Early Adolescents Social Networks and
Substance Abuse. Journal of Early Adolescents, Vol. 27, No. 3.
Husak, D.
N. (2003). The Criminalization of Drug Use. Sociology Forum, Vol. 18
McMorris,
B.J., et al. (2007). Prevalence of Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior in
Adolescents from Victoria, Australia and Washington States, U.S.A.
Health Education and Behavior, Vol. 34 (4)
Thompson,
M.P., Ho, C., & Kingree, J.B. (2007). Prospective Associations Between
Delinquency and Suicidal Behaviors in a Nationally Represented Sample. Journal
of Adolescent Health, Vol.40.
Date: November 2008