Middle Childhood / Early Adolescence: Community, Culture, and Identity

Catalog description

This course is both a celebration of Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence and their families and an opportunity to examine the extent to which the New York State Standards support this purpose. To this end, this student and community-centered interdisciplinary course (sociology, psychology, philosophy) explores the lives of Middle Childhood/Early Adolescents through the lenses of youth culture, popular culture, community, and interpersonal relationships. This course is integrated through field-based experiences/apprenticeships in such settings as juvenile detention centers, community service agencies, popular culture sites and a diverse range of middle schools.