INQ-271 | The Teenager in US History

Full Title: The Teenager in US History

Topic Description:

In this course we will explore the history of American teenagers from the colonial period through the present. We will ask, how have the diverse ways of experiencing adolescence in America – that is, “growing up”- changed over time and space? Our study of teenagers will touch on a variety of topics such as conflict and rebellion, work and the discernment of vocation, slavery and violence, sexuality and sex education, pop culture and advertising, and college life, among many others. We will read firsthand accounts from and about children, adolescents, and youth as well as scholarly sources from the field of family and childhood history. Along the way, we will learn to view the traditional narrative of American history from a new perspective.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: January 2012