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Title: Social Change and the Life Course


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Social Change and the Life Course
  • Instructor
  • Chris Swader
  • Assistant Professor of Sociology
  • cswader_at_hse.ru

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Key Aims
  • As a result of attending this course, students
    should
  • - enhance their understanding of life course
    concepts
  • - enhance their understanding of life course
    methods
  • - be able to apply life course concepts to
    diverse research spheres, such as transitions to
    and from education, work, and retirement
  • - be able to conduct and analyze a life story
    interview

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Key Themes
  • Introduction
  • Key Concepts
  • Structure and Agency
  • Life Course Methods
  • From Youth to Adulthood
  • Crime and the Life Course
  • Transformation, Migration, Comparative Approaches
  • Life Course Theory, Review
  • Exam

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Assessment
  • Attendance is mandatory. Students without a
    medical excuse for absences will fail.
  • Group project (30) Students will present and
    lead a classroom discussion on their topic.
  • Life Story Interview Transcript and analysis
    (30). Students will conduct a 'life story'
    interview, transcribe it, and analyze it. The
    text must be the original work of the student,
    with proper citations. Plagiarism will be
    prosecuted.
  • Final Exam (written, multiple choice) (40). The
    exam will cover all aspects of written and
    discussed material.

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