SOCY 57 Debating the Transition to Adulthood

When does a person reach adulthood? Is adulthood reached when your frontal lobe matures, when you have a child, or simply when you feel mature? We will discuss competing scholarly perspectives on what adulthood means and learn how the transition to adulthood has changed since the 1960s. We will analyze how race, social class, and gender affect adulthood. Students will formulate their own ideas about adulthoods through informal writings, OpEds, and news analyses.

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Dist:SOC; WCult:CI

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Sociology