Aug 02, 2025  
2023-2024 Hill Book (Class of 2027) 
    
2023-2024 Hill Book (Class of 2027) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

SOC 340 - Sociology of Childhood and Child Welfare

Three Credits
Spring Semester

Students will learn about childhood as a phase of social life actively constructed through socialization processes in the context of structural inequalities of age, race, class, gender, sexuality, and nationality. The course covers the various aspects of childhood including peer culture as well as issues related to child welfare including poverty, children’s health, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): SOC 101 .