| Course Title: Adolescence in the U.S. Today |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: What does it mean to be an adolescent? Popular culture has a lot to say about this life stage, not all of it rooted in evidence. In this course, we will examine the range of adolescent experiences in the United States and critically question common assumptions. We will consider how social context and relationships influence youth as they navigate school, college and career expectations, extracurricular activities, and social media. Our interdisciplinary approach will draw on readings from psychology, sociology, history, education as well as media resources. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kelley O'Carroll | klarrow@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | REES - Reese | 301 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The End of Adolescence Author: Hill, Nancy E. Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780674916500 Publisher: Harvard University Press |
Required | 35.00 |
| Title: They Say/I Say Author: Graff, Gerald Copyright: 2018 Edition: 4th Volume: ISBN: 9780393631678 Publisher: W. W. Norton |
Required | 30.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: 1 of 3. The e-book version of The End of Adolescence is available through the Five Colleges Catalog. Feel free to use that as an alternative to the print copy. The link to the e-book will be on our syllabus and course website. 2 of 3. There are multiple editions of They Say/I Say (e.g., 2014, 2018, 2021). Any edition including or later than the 4th edition will work for the course. 3 of 3. We will begin to refer to the book in the first week of class, but if you do not yet have the book at that time, that's fine. I will provide copies of the content if you don't. |