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HIST 244-01, History of Childhood in America, Spring 1999
Murray, Gail S.
Murray, Gail S.
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Abstract
All societies seek to transmit their values, traditions, expectations, and beliefs to
the rising generation. We can study this process and how it has changed over time
by examining the lives of American children and the institutions created to train
them. “The History of Childhood in America” is a survey of the ways in which the
concept of childhood has been defined and valued throughout the course of
American history. Every effort will be made to include the experiences of children
both within and outside of middle-class white America.
Class time will be devoted principally to discussion of readings, with formal lectures
limited to topics on which no appropriate readings could be found. Students share
responsibility for the quality of class discussions. This course includes a servicelearning
component. Your enrollment in the course signifies your willingness to
complete an 8-week service-learning component, chosen from options provided, as
well as completing other class requirements.
GOALS OF THIS COURSE:
-improve critical reading skills and enhance engagement with interpretive
history, including the strengths and biases of historians who write about children
-explore different constructions of childhood through time
-evaluate strategies that have been employed by private and public agencies
to improve the lives of children
-gain experience in the lives of real children through participation in the
work of a social agency or institution devoted to improving children’s lives
-increase knowledge of United States history
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This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor