URB 330 - Urban Youth Culture

Institution:

Warner Pacific College

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Description:

This course is a study youth in an urban environment, and the influence that the various media, institutions including the church, the Internet, popular culture, and social forces have on youth as “digital natives” and their identity formation. The course provides a social analysis of the institution of adolescence; the role of industry and its influence on the development of youth culture both in its urban and suburban/rural expressions. Biblical foundations for youth ministry, including the values, attitudes, norms and rituals of sub-cultures within the urban youth culture will be examined. Prerequisite: URB 140.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.warnerpacific.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 517-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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