SOCb2504 Sociology of Childhood

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radka Klvaňová, Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces students into sociological and cultural perspectives of childhood. Students become familiar with the concepts of child and childhood and their variability within and across societies. The course shows the concept of child and childhood not as biological, universal and natural social entities but as historically and culturally formed social institutions. We will examine childhood in various social and cultural contexts through readings, discussions and seminar projects.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course
  • 2. Childhood in a historical perspective I: Childhood discovered
  • 3. Childhood in a historical perspective II: Disappearing childhood
  • 4. Cross-cultural perspectives on childhood I
  • 5. Cross-cultural perspectives on childhood II
  • 6. Cultural politics of childhood
  • 7. Reading week – no class!
  • 8. Childhood and education
  • 9. Childhood in the Czech context
  • 10. Childhood, education, socialism
  • 11. „Other“ childhoods
  • 12. How to research children and childhood?
  • 13. Conclusion of the course
Literature
    required literature
  • The anthropology of childhood : cherubs, chattel, changelings. Edited by David F. Lancy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xii, 466. ISBN 9780521716031. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures,class discussions, readings, discussion papers, student reports/presentations, group discussion leadership, final paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
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