2009 Course Handbook
SOC294: Generations: Childhood, Adulthood and Old Age
This unit will focus on changes in the life course over the generations, and in so doing it will address a key sociological question: how does social change intersect with the human biography? Apart from critically analysing childhood, youth, adulthood and old age, we will 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 conflict between generations. We will 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: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Harry Blatterer |
| Prerequisites: | 12cp |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Sociology |
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