Real Kids

Course Description
Real Kids is the title of a recent book by psychologist Susan Engel, who challenges us to learn not only from psychology's focused (and in some ways limited) research on children's minds, but also from children's own perspectives on themselves and their everyday lives. This course is an introduction to the study of children in the social sciences through close analysis of a few key works in developmental psychology, the sociology of childhood, and anthropology. Students will read and analyze primary texts, complete frequent writing assignments, and serve occasionally as facilitator for class discussions. Assignments will include observation of real kids outside of class time. PRJ, PRS, REA, WRI