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Ph.D. on Sociology

SOC610

CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN?S RIGHTS RESEARCH

Course Code
SOC610
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Acquires theoretical and historical information about childhood and child rights.
  2. Gain a local and global perspective on how social, political, and economic changes affect and structure childhood.
  3. Comprehend the perspectives of classical and modern theories on child and children?s rights.
  4. Students will be able to apply research methods and techniques to the issues of childhood and children?s rights by gaining a sociological perspective.
  5. They will be able to develop a apecific research plan on the childhood studies and its sub-fields.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course provides an opportunity to define, examine and understand the complex relationships between childhood, children's rights, and social justice through a sociological perspective. It focuses on how social, political and economic changes affect and structure childhoods in local and global contexts. In this way, for the analysis of specific issues such as cultural differences, power relations and marginalization, child participation, adultization of children, etc. it is aimed to develop a conceptual perspective and special research skills
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Social theories of childhood- I
2nd Week Social theories of childhood- II
3rd Week The structure of childhood in the context of their status, rights and competences (Historical perspective)
4th Week Traditional methods in childhood studies
5th Week Unconventional methods in childhood studies
6th Week childhood cultures
7th Week Feminism and childhood as an interdisciplinary relationship
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Current study topics (Children's welfare, children's rights and children's political participation)
10th Week Current study topics (City and childhood spaces)
11th Week Current study topics (Globalization, late modernity and marginal childhoods)
12th Week Current study topics (Child adulthood and early sexualization)
13th Week Current study topics (Future of childhood and digital childhoods)
14th Week Discussion and evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingAries P (1962) Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life (trans. R Baldick). New York: Vintage.
Bragg S, Buckingham D, Russell R, et al. (2011) Too much, too soon? Children, `sexualization` and consumer culture. Sex Education 11(3): 279?292.
Coady M (2008) Beings and becomings: Historical and philosophical considerations of the child as citizen. In: Mac Naughton G, Hughes P and Smith K (eds) Young Children as Active Citizens: Principles, Policies and Pedagogies. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 2?15.
Corsaro WA (2011) The Sociology of Childhood. 3rd ed. London: SAGE.
Danby S, Fleer M, Davidson C, et al. (eds) (2018) Digital Childhoods: Technologies and Children`s Everyday Lives. Singapore: Springer.
Fırıncı Orman, T. (2017). Bulgarian Playgrounds in Transition: Do Children`s and Parents Perceptions Differ?, Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. (7) 2, 71-94.
Hanson K and Nieuwenhuys O (eds) (2013) Reconceptualizing Children`s Rights in International Development: Living Rights, Social Justice, Translations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
James A and Prout A (eds) (1990) Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary Issues in the Sociological Study of Childhood. London: Falmer Press.
James A, Jenks C and Prout A (1999) Theorizing Childhood. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Mayall, B. - Fırıncı Orman, T. (Trans.) (2018). Çocukluk Sosyolojisi Tarihi (A History of the Sociology of Childhood). Istanbul: Beta.
Postman N (1985) The Disappearance of Childhood. New York: Delacorte Press.
Wells K (2009) Childhood in a Global Perspective. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Wyness M (2012) Childhood and Society. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wyness M (2015) Childhood: Key Concepts. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 50
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 15 210
Preparation for Final exam 1 26 26
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 16 16
Total Work Load308
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.26
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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