SOWK104-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Youth Realities

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

The course introduces students to the diverse realities of youth with a focus on youth in multiple contexts. Students will explore issues that place youth outside the margins of dominant society that often increases the level of prejudice and discrimination against them. Throughout the course students will engage in current debates within five key sections: Transgressing masculinities and femininities; Embodied identity; Youth technologies, spaces and things; Negotiating sexualities; Missing youth rights. Each of these sections will introduce diverse youth perspectives, issues, challenges and debates, and encourages students to critically consider the responses, models, theoretical frameworks used in youth work and human service sectors in general.

The inclusion of current research from staff and postgraduate students ensures that the course is “cutting edge”: It offers a comprehensive overview of the significant issues experienced by youth.

Learning Outcomes

  • To foster students' ability to think critically and to carry out independent research and writing
  • Develop knowledge of the ideas, concepts, and theories used to understand youth in a context of change
  • Enable students to critically consider and reflect upon the complexities and tension for youth directed services.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Maria-Victoria Perez Y Perez

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Online Post 16 Mar 2015 10%
Reflective Essay 1 01 Apr 2015 20%
Reflective Essay 2 18 May 2015 30%
Take-Home Test 03 Jun 2015 40% The test will be live on Wednesday 27th May at 9.00 a.m.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

White, R. D. , Wyn, Johanna; Youth and society ; Third edition; (Published in 2013).

Course readings and resources will be available on LEARN

Notes

Course readings and resources will be available on LEARN


Where to post assignments:
Online as advised and/or the HSRV104/SOWK104 labelled Essay box on level 1, Psychology-Sociology Building.

It is important to ensure whether a hardcopy is required, so check your instructions for every submission. All submissions require our coversheets.

Where to collect marked assignments: Online as advised or from your Tutor/Lecturer.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $717.00

International fee $2,913.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All SOWK104 Occurrences

  • SOWK104-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016