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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Group presentation
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30
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3000 word project
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70
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| This module focuses upon the development, characteristics and contemporary significance of a range of different aspects of youth culture. Topics covered include the construction and development of understandings of adolescence as a distinct life course period, the relationship between youth, media and new media, questions of class, ethnicity and gender and debates relating to youth communities and subcultures. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
· To provide an overview of the developing characteristics of youth culture in contemporary societies
· To offer students a grounding in core debates and theories relating to the analysis of youth.
- To identify and relate to one another a range of theoretical and empirical studies relating to particular topics in the study of youth culture
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| Learning Outcomes |
Having completed this module, students should be able to:
· Demonstrate a familiarity with key terms and concepts used in the study of youth cultures
· Appreciate the range of different approaches that have been taken to the study of youth culture
· Apply to the case of youth culture, broader theories about the relationship between culture, media and society
· Discuss theories and research on youth culture in relation to contemporary examples in class and online
- Draw on the range of material covered on the module in order to construct arguments and explanations under exam conditions
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| Module Content |
· The construction and development of notions of youth and adolescent culture
· Youth culture and contemporary consumerism
· Media representations of youth culture
· Young people’s uses of media and new media
· Youth, space and identity
· Understandings of distinct youth communities and subcultures
· The significance of class, gender and ethnicity in relation to youth culture
· Notions of individualisation and the apparent expansion/blurring of youth culture
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
11 x 2 hour sessions, each integrating lecture material with interactive discussions and exercises
Weekly reading and seminar preparation
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Furlong, A. (2009) (ed.) Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood, London: Routledge.
Hodkinson, P. and Deicke, W. (2009) Youth Cultures: Scenes, Subcultures and Tribes, New York: Routledge.
Osgerby, B. (2004) Youth Media, London: Routledge.
Bennett, A. and Kahn-Harris, K. (2004) After Subculture: Critical Studies in Contemporary Youth Culture, London: Palgrave.
Roche, J., Tucker, S., Thomson, R. and Flynn, R. (2004), Youth in Society, London: Sage.
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| Last Updated |
| April 2011 |
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