GSC2203

Sociology of children

(ART)

Marianne Robinson

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland and OCDL + Prerequisites: GSC1201 and GSC1202 or equivalents + Prohibition: GSC3203

Synopsis: This unit examines the position of children in the social structure of Australian society. It covers the major institutions that shape the experience of childhood and current social concerns about the position of children. Major topics include gender socialisation, children's position within the family and the society, theories of parenting, children's rights, and issues such as homelessness and abuse. Students' work in the subject will progress from a review of everyday knowledge of childhood to the development of a critical understanding of the social construction of childhood.

Assessment: Assignment (1500 words): 30% + Seminar presentation or group project (2000 words): 40% + Review essay (1000 words): 30%