MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


SCY2251/3251

Sociology of childhood

N White

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: First-year SCY sequence or equivalent

Synopsis Childhood as a social construction; the history of definitions of childhood; theoretical perspectives on childhood; childbearing as a social imperative; the rights of children; the culture of childhood; children and the state; children, parents and divorce.

Assessment Project (2500 words): 35% + Book review (1000 words): 20% + Essay (2500 words): 35% + Seminar summary and presentation (500 words): 10%

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