Undergraduate - UnitATS2720 - Youth, culture and social change

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Sociology
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Catherine Strong

Notes

Previously coded SCY2121

Synopsis

This unit explores the social dynamics of youth experience in contemporary society. Topics covered include: youth cultures and styles, globalisation and consumption, changing transitions to adulthood, media and internet engagement, citizenship and social change, work and leisure.

Outcomes

By the completion of this unit students should be able to:

Articulate a good understanding of the sociological imagination or perspective on youth issues;
Analyse and evaluate competing interpretations of youth issues;
Describe historical and contemporary trends in the field of youth sociology;
Develop and present arguments about young people and social change.