SS5083 - Youth Resistance and Social Control (2020/21)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2020/21, but may be subject to modification | ||||||||||
| Module title | Youth Resistance and Social Control | ||||||||||
| Module level | Intermediate (05) | ||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences | ||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||
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| Running in 2020/21(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
A1. To provide students with a historical, theoretical and comparative understanding of the diverse forms of youth culture and youth social organisation;
A2. To consider the key developments in political mobilisation of young people;
A3. To investigate the concepts and nature of social control in relation to youth;
A4. To develop confidence in use of appropriate learning, analytical and discursive skills when dealing with current youth issues.
Syllabus
- Young People in a Historical Perspective LO1, LO3
- Youth in Consumer Society LO1, LO2
- Consumerism and Violence LO1, LO2
- The Chicago School: The City and Delinquent Subcultures LO1, LO2
- Youth Subcultures: Resistance through Ritual LO3 LO2
- Neo-tribes or Subcultures LO2
- Youth Riots LO1, LO2
- Political Resistance LO1, LO2
- Football hooligans LO1, LO2
- Graffiti Subculture LO3
- Zero tolerance? Youth policy in modern Britain LO4
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Teaching will comprise weekly lecture workshops. Weblearn is used to supply information about the module including providing students with some key readings; in some of the weeks weblearn-based discussion groups will be used by the students to discuss the lecture and their assignments. Seminar time is allocated for students to discuss their progress with each other. Students are expected to spend approximately 6 hours per week in independent study and writing. Teaching will be informed by research and scholarly activities of the tutors.
Learning outcomes
A1. To provide students with a historical, theoretical and comparative understanding of the diverse forms of youth culture and youth social organisation;
A2. To consider the key developments in political mobilisation of young people;
A3. To investigate the concepts and nature of social control in relation to youth;
A4. To develop confidence in use of appropriate learning, analytical and discursive skills when dealing with current youth issues.
Assessment strategy
The 3000 words coursework will assess the students’ understanding of the key perspectives on the historical and social dimensions of youth cultural and political formations.
Bibliography
Briggs, D. (2012), ed. The English Riots of 2011: A Summer of Discontent, Waterside Press.
Buckingham, D., Bragg, S and Kehily, M.J. (eds.) (2014): Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media. Basingstoke.
Ilan, J. (2015), Understanding Street Culture, Palgrave.
Muncie, J, Hughes, G. & McLaughlin, G. (2002) Youth Justice. Critical Readings, London: Sage.
Hall, S., Winslow, S. & Ancrum, C. (2008) Criminal Identities and Consumer Culture, Cullompton: Willan.
Nayak, A. and Kehily, M. J. (2013) Gender, youth and culture: Young masculinities and femininities. 2nd ed. – Basingstoke
Nilan, P. and Feixa, C. (2006) Global youth?: Hybrid identities, plural worlds. - London & NY: