Youth cultures and the social phenomena of youth (5 cr)

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?

Course material

Opettajan ilmoittama materiaali.

Study forms and methods

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.

Timing of exams and assignments

Tehtävien aikataulut ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa Learn-alustalla

International cooperation

Kulttuurien väliset erot nuoruuden hahmottamisessa

Student workload

27h/op

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

Aktiivinen läsnäolo lähiopetuksessa ja siihen liittyvissä vierailuissa tms.
Tehtävien hyväksytty suorittaminen.
Tentti.