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SOCI 322 - Sociology of Childhood

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: SOCI 102 and SOCI 300; or consent of instructor
This course recognizes and examines childhood as a social construction that differs within various historical. economic, social and cultural contexts. Topics covered will include socialization; peer culture; the institutionalization of childhood; the racial, cultural, economic and gender dimensions of childhood; and the emergence of adolescence. Offered alternate spring semesters.