2009 Course Handbook
WST311: Naughty Boys, Bad Girls: Gender and Discipline at Home and at School
Are boys expected to be naughty, while girls are quiet but in danger of sexual entanglement as teenagers? This unit is concerned with the people who live out these expectations and yet complicate them in the home and the classroom: young children, 'tweens and teens, parents and teachers. It combines the sociology of education with the study of gender in early childhood, adolescence and youth. Class and race (or culture, ethnicity, and religion) play a part along with age, gender and sexuality. The focus of the unit is on discipline and punishment as these are directed towards children at home and at school. What are the problems, conflicts and disruptions faced by young people and their parents and teachers? What are the best strategies for managing them? What are the best tools for understanding them? Fairy tales and children's books (eg, Pinocchio, Naughty stories for good boys and girls), TV and film (The Nanny, Boot Camp, Mean Girls), expert advice and self help manuals (Dr Spock, Toddler Taming) are explores alongside the sociological, educational, psychological and gender studies literature offering insight into behaviour of boys and girls today.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: 7 August (V)) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Judy Lattas |
| Prerequisites: | 40cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | SOC367 |
| Unit Designations: | Social Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts |
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