Psychology 337CH - Childhood & Adolesc. in U.S.

If 50 is the new 40, is 20 the new 10? In this;course, students will explore the ways in which;definitions of childhood and adolescence in the;U.S. have evolved in recent decades and what are;the implications of those changes for education.;For example, we will consider increasing;school-readiness demands of preschoolers on the;one hand and notions of extended adolescence and;emerging adulthood on the other hand. Using both;academic and media articles, course content will;integrate concepts from developmental psychology;and brain development with major moments in U.S.;social and education policy.

Prereq: PSYCH-200 or PSYCH-204.