AMSTUD 203A - Children in American History

Institution:

Stanford University

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Description:

Children as a subject of historical inquiry. The experience of children, ideas about childhood, and policies and institutions for children from the late 18th century to the present. How were children perceived and cared for within families, and what was growing up like for children Variations in childhood experience based on class, race, ethnicity, gender, and geographic location. Discourses on the nature of childhood developed by experts and society. How society defined its responsibility to children, and how it treated those dependent on public care or defined as social problems. GER:DBSocSci 5 units, Win (Horn, M)

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stanford.edu/

Phone Number:

(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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