SOC 295-03 - Special Topic: Youth Agency, Culture and Politics

4 credits (Spring)

Young people hold a unique position at the intersection of ‘intergenerational transmission’ and ‘generational shifts.’ In other words, they are both recipients and innovators of culture and politics. They are socialized to the ideas and practices of the previous generation through family, education, and media. Yet this transmission of cultural and political heritage takes place under new circumstances that foster innovation; young people decide what to carry forward and what to leave behind. This course examines how the youth mediate the past and the future, bridging two phenomena fundamental to sociology: social reproduction and social change.

Prerequisite: SOC 111 with grade S, C, or better.
Instructor: Mart