LINK: CHILDHOOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Exploration of the history of childhood in America, highlighting its variability across time and cultural groups. Considers conceptualizations of childhood such as Puritan notions of "miniature adulthood," Lockean concepts of "tabula rasa" and modern concerns about "adultification." Explores how and why the length and stages of childhood have shortened and lengthened in the American past.Prerequisite: EN 125 or equivalent.Corequisite: PS 260.