Youth Studies Minor

B.A., B.S., B.A.A., B.S. in B.A. degrees

(Effective with the 2002-2003 Bulletin)

Advisors: Spring 2007

David Kinney

Anspach 131

(989) 774-1488

kinne1da@cmich.edu

Sociological research and theories on middle school and high school aged youth.  Explores the creation and recreation of youth as a social category, peer culture, social problems associated with youth, youth in social institutions, the impact of race, class, and gender on youth, and initiatives to promote social change.  A capstone experience is included.

Required Courses (24 hours):

Introduction (3 hours):

          SOC 100 (3) Introductory Sociology

Socialization and Peer Culture Sequences (6 hours):

          SOC 425 (3) Sociology of Children

          SOC 412 (3) Sociology of Adolescence

Institutional Focus (9 hours):

          SOC 411 (3) Sociology of the Family

          SOC 222 (3) Juvenile Delinquency

          ANT 200 (3) Education and Culture OR

          SOC 311 (3) Sociology of Education

          SOC 422 (3) Youth Welfare

Developmental Course (3 hours):

HEV 110 (3) Oppression:  Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States

HEV 306 (3) Human Growth and Development:  Adolescence

PSY 220 (3) Developmental Psychology

PSY 324 (3) Childhood and Adolescence

HST 221 (3) Growing up in America

Capstone Experience (3 hours):

          SOC 530 (3) Capstone Experience in Youth Studies

Total (24 hours)*

*May include up to three (3) additional hours of prerequisite courses depending on the student's choice of electives.  

NOTE:  Students with a major in Sociology, a major in Sociology with a concentration in Social and Criminal Justice, or a major in Sociology with a concentration in Social Work may not choose this Minor.

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Anspach Hall 142
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
(989) 774-3160
FAX : (989) 774-1844

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