Youth cultures and the social phenomena of youth (5 cr)
Code: YP00DA70-3002
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work
Teachers
- Katri Schadewitz
- Laura Hokkanen
Teacher in charge
Laura Hokkanen
Groups
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YPMI18SPCivic Activities and Youth Work, fulltime studies
Objective
You become familiar with the history of the youth, the origins and meaning of youth cultures from society’s point of view. You recognize and analyze topical phenomena in the framework of youth culture. You become familiar with historical and today’s research on youth.
Content
What kinds of movements and developments does the history of youth cultures involve? What kind of an image do the media convey of youth? What kinds of phenomena does the digital world of young people include? How have subcultures and youth phenomena manifested themselves in different times? How does the youth research of different times regard adolescents as members of society?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3)
a. You can use concepts related to youth and youth cultures systematically. b. You know how to look for information on youth cultures and the phenomena related to youth in the key information sources. c. You identify the meaning of youth cultures in the lives of the youth and on a broader scale in society.