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 466-824 Sociological Perspectives of Early Childhood Development

Credit Points

16.7

Coordinator

Glenda MacNaughton

Semester

2

Contact

A 2-hour lecture/discussion or seminar session each week. Films and video presentations will be used

Subject Description

An exploration of the sociological dimensions of child development with particular emphasis on the concept of socialisation and the institution of the family; students will be introduced to the different theoretical approaches to the study of human behaviour within the discipline of sociology and encouraged to critically evaluate these theories; these frameworks will then be applied to the analysis of socialisation, the family, childhood and the wider society.

Assessment

A task and an essay, totalling approximately 5000 words.

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