ATH 320 - Anthropology of Childhood & Adolescence

1 course unit

This course will explore the significance of children in diverse social, political, and economic contexts. It will situate childhood as a dynamic site of cultural construction and interpretation while considering the broad cross-cultural definitions and uses of children in local and global discourse. Topics may include historical constructions of childhood, cross-cultural definitions of childhood, the relationship of child to kin group, surrogacy, in-vitro fertilization, infanticide, issues in pediatric care, children’s rights, domestic child abuse, child soldiers, street youth, and adolescent involvement in politics and violence.
Prerequisite(s): ATH 112 Cultural Anthropology .
Meets general academic requirement B and effective Fall 2013 SL.