Course Description

Course 2 focuses on cultural theory and identity formation as well as knowledge of different uses of the ‘culture’ concept — including themes such as children and adolescent’s culture. The course will also provide students with a theoretical foundation for applying cultural-analytical approaches to understanding living conditions and growth environments for children and adolescents. These approaches will be associated with theories on modernity/globalisation in a society with increasing ethnic pluralism.

Central themes will include:

• Culture theories
• Theories on modernity, globalisation and the forming of identity
• Multiculturalism, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism
• Dilemmas in a multicultural society
• Youth cultures and subcultures
• Social and cultural capital

Assessment Methods

Course code: 981HEMN2

Course 2: Cultural Analysis and Identity

Course 2 will conclude with a 1-week individual home examination.
The assignment will comprise roughly 5000 words.
The assignment will be given a graded mark (A-F), and the grade for the course will be separately entered on the diploma.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean