To become familiar with the varied theoretical approaches to childhood and violence.
To assess, critically, the fundamental ideas that embrace the concepts of childhood & violence.
To develop an intelligent evaluation of the topic so understandings can be generated for everyday life.
To develop a global perspective on the topic.
To increase critical thought in both reading & writing.
Course Description:
This course takes a critical look at the various ways that childhood & violence have been sociologically framed. We use scholarly literatures to examine the various circumstances of childhood & violence in different cultural contexts. The weekly topics address:
Children, moral order, loss & trauma
Sexual exploitation & childhood trauma
Violence, street children & street child agencies
Damage, harm & death in child prisons
Children living in conflict zones
Domesticity, women & activism in resistence movements
Refugee constructions of family identity in exile
Child abuse & the regulation of male power
The nature & impact of peer & sibling violence on younger & older children
