Listed in: American Studies, as AMST-265 | Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-265
Leah C. Schmalzbauer (Section 01)
(Offered as SOCI 265 and AMST 265) This class explores the ways in which race, class, gender and immigration status shape children’s lives. We begin by conceptualizing childhood as a social construct whose meaning has changed over time and that varies across context; for class privileged individuals, for example, childhood or adolescence may extend into the third decade of life, whereas for “others,” poverty and/or family responsibilities and community struggles may mean it scarcely exists at all. The bulk of the course draws from ethnographic scholarship focused on the relationship between childhood and inequality in key institutional contexts including school, family and the legal system. Through ethnography, we will critically examine the ways in which inequalities among and between groups of children shape their daily life experiences, aspirations and opportunities, and what this means for overall trends of inequality in the United States.
Limited to 35 students. Spring semester. Professor Schmalzbauer.
Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM WEBS 220
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM WEBS 220
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students | Harvard University Press | Jack, Anthony | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School | Princeton University Press | Khan, Shamus Rahman | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life | University of California Press | Lareau, Annette | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Never Ran, Never Will: Boyhood and Football in a Changing American City | Perseus Books | Samaha, Albert | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Educated: A Memoir | Random House | Westover, Tara | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| On Becoming a Teen Mom: Life Before Pregnancy | University of California Press | Erdmans, mary Patrica & Black, Timothy | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.