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Issues in Contemporary Chinese Society
Business, Language & Culture Program
Shanghai, China
Dates: 2/24/20 - 6/6/20
Issues in Contemporary Chinese Society
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: East China Normal University
Location: Shanghai, China
Primary Subject Area: Sociology
Other Subject Area: Cultural Studies
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 52
DESCRIPTION
China's transition to a market economy and return to the global community have huge impacts over the lives of its people, as well as the rest of the world. While covering other fields such as anthropology, political science, gender studies and urban studies, this course mostly employs a sociological perspective to examine issues in contemporary Chinese society. Topics examined include not only these well-known aspects of Chinese society such as guanxi and face, collectivism and family-centered culture, but also the emerging civil society, onging sexual revolution, and increasing social polarization that are more likely associated with the enormous social change over the past three decades. Students will be asked to critically and creatively think about change and continuity in contemporary China in relation to the dynamic and complex interaction of local factors and global forces.