CY2002 - Youth Deviance
[Offered in even-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
The subject is structured around the two main sociological dimensions - culture and system - exploring how youth deviance is experienced and represented in culture, and how young people involved in crime and deviant activities are administered within the Youth Justice System and related institutional structures.
Learning Outcomes
- allow students the opportunity to gain insights into issues that relate to researching young people;
- allow students to gain knowledge and understanding about current theories relating to young people;
- assist students to become familiar with issues affecting youth in contemporary society;
- offer students from other faculties and employees from youth related organisations the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences about young people.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CY3002 AND ED4946 AND SY2031 AND SY3031 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Glenn Dawes. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.