408311 VU Selected Sociological Topics: Sociology of Childhood
summer semester 2023 | Last update: 13.06.2023 | Place course on memo listCurr. 2021 § 5 (1) 15: This module serves to gain in-depth knowledge in selected subject areas of sociology. The students specialise in one or more subject(s) and acquire in-depth knowledge in them.
Through this course we will explore the complexities of children’s symbolic worlds, reflecting on how class, gender and ethnicity, and their intersections, shape children’s experiences. Through historical and decolonial perspectives on childhood we will question how social forces define what childhood is, and shape children’s practices, from the toys they play with, to the roles they take in the family and in society. Students will engage with the key theoretical debate in the field, discussing whether childhood is best understood as a time of transition and development, where children learn to be functioning members of society and are passive recipients of culture, or whether they can be active agents and have a role in shaping societies. The course will be divided in three parts: first, we will explore and discuss historical development of the concept of childhood, and key social theories of childhood; second, we will discuss the formation of children’s culture, and the role played by peers and family relations; finally, we will reflect on the experiences of less normative childhoods, in particular mobile children, child as carers and working children, to further reflect on the meaning of childhood and define its contours.
Short lectures, discussions, small group work, written assignments, presentations
Participation in both group- and plenary work, presentations, written essays. Details will be provided during the course.
Will be announced at the beginning of the VU
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- SDG 10 - Reducing inequalities: Reduce income inequality within and among countries.
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Wed 2023-03-22
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 6 (Sowi) SR 6 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-04-26
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 6 (Sowi) SR 6 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-05-03
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 2 (Sowi) SR 2 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-05-17
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 6 (Sowi) SR 6 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-05-31
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 6 (Sowi) SR 6 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-06-14
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 6 (Sowi) SR 6 (Sowi) | Barrier-free | |
Wed 2023-06-28
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08.00 - 11.15 | SR 2 (Sowi) SR 2 (Sowi) | Barrier-free |