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PED-3007: Youth, culture and identity Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Objectives
Introduction to theories and youth, culture and identity, together with a knowledge of contemporary research on young people society. The subject is directed towards students in Education or other social science fields, as well as those who are already working, or plan to work, with children and young people in different environments. | Contents
The course takes as its starting-point theories about young people, culture and identity, and discusses them in the light of studies about young people''s identity development in different environments. It is focused on youth as a stage in life and as a socially constructed phenomenon, on young people''s condition of adolescence in modern society, on circumstances such as education and work, and on relations with the family, contemporaries and others in young people''s concrete and symbolic worlds. | Form of teaching
Lectures/seminars. | Exam and assessment
Home assignment.
Essay relating to the course. The chosen topic will be decides in consultation with the academic supervisor.
Grading system: A-F (F is fail).
The course is open for re-sit examination early in the following semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Janne Gãrtner | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage. |
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