79 356 - American Youth Cultures

Institution:

Carnegie Mellon University

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Description:

What has it meant to be a young person in America? This course surveys youth and youth cultures in U.S. history, using cultural, socioeconomic and policy perspectives. We begin with a brief examination of what life was like for young people in the early Republic through the 19th century, before turning to the development of distinct youth cultures in the 20th century, a time when young people developed cultures in common with each other to a degree never before seen in U.S. history. This course will explore changing definitions of the category of ?youth;? the development of a youthful consumer market; the impact of technology and urbanization on the lives of young people; the participation of young people in musical subcultures such as rock and roll, punk and hip-hop; and the intersection between youth cultures and institutions of law, education and business. We will consider the various ways in which young people have attempted to produce and define their own cultures, and to exert control over the meaning and conditions of their lives. This course will also place emphasis on the importance of age, gender, sexuality, race and class in the actual lives of young people as well as in the construction of both popular and scholarly ideas about youth.

Credits:

9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(412) 268-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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