GROWING UP IN AMERICA

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This seminar explores coming of age in the United States. We will focus on the diversity of experience among Americans, while we examine the institutions and conventions that dominate the culture. Our overall objective is to achieve greater understanding of the American youth experience and the critical role environment plays in shaping ideas and behaviors. Also, as a freshman seminar, the course will serve as an introduction to the methods of critical analysis employed by the social scientist and will seek to improve students' Internet research and writing skills.