Youth in Cultural Contexts*
University:
Iowa State University
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 19, 2027 - May 14, 2027
Overview
Course Description
This course examines youth as a culture, and youth culture within multiple contexts (education, peers, work, sports, family, technology, music, media, politics, and activism). Students will think critically about how society supports and restricts youth culture, and gain further knowledge of how ethnic groups fit historically into society, and how history has shaped current youth culture. Students will address biases and myths about youth, and explore the social and educational processes experienced by youth through in-depth reading, writing, discussion, critical listening, viewing of contemporary videos, and informal interviews with youth.
Contacts
Textbooks
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race.
Tatum, B.D.
Edition: 2017
ISBN: 9780465060689
Publisher: NY Basic Books
The Young are Making Their World: Essays on the Power of Youth Culture.
Kiuchi, Y. & Villarruel, F.A.
Edition: 2016
ISBN: 978-0786498840
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7
Publisher: APA
Course Access
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator,
Iowa State Online.
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.
If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends. View the
Solution Center's hours of operation.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
