Understanding Youth and Popular Culture

This unit is expiring
The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2026.

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU031617
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Grade Descriptors

  • GD1-Understanding the subject
  • GD4-Use of information
  • GD5-Communication and presentation
  • GD7-Quality

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand youth cultures and popular subcultures 

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain key features of youth cultures and popular subcultures

  • 1.2

    Analyse why these cultures developed

  • 1.3

    Evaluate the role of the media in the development of popular youth cultures

2

Understand sociological theory relating to youth cultures and popular subcultures.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Evaluate at least two sociological theories from different perspectives which link to the development of youth and popular subcultures.