Chinese Society in Transition

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Chinese Society in Transition (CCS104)

Applications Open: 01 October 2022

Applications Close: 15 December 2022

Next Available Intake: January 2023

Course Types: Modular Undergraduate Course

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1378 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Business Administration, International Trade, Science and Technology

Schemes: To be confirmed

Funding: SkillsFuture

School/Department: School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences

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Synopsis

CCS104 Chinese Society in Transition provides an overview of social changes Chinese society experiences, especially since market reforms began in 1978. What are some key changes to family, marriage and work institutions? How have issues concerning gender, ethnic and social inequalities undergone progression or maybe, regression? How do the various players in the Chinese society contest for their needs and wants? Students examine how the Chinese society reorganizes itself and observe to what extent capitalism has changed Chinese society. Students are also encouraged to evaluate how political and social forces have brought about social cohesion or division.

Level: 1
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: Every January
E-Learning: - Learning is done ENTIRELY online using interactive study materials in Canvas. Students receive guidance and support from online instructors via discussion forums and emails. There are no face-to-face sessions. If the course has an exam component, this will be administered on-campus. To be confirmed

Topics

State of the Field
Education and the State’s Cultivation of Citizens
Education and the Search for Identities Imbedded in Popular Culture and Consumer Habits
Changing experience in Intimacy, Marriage and Sex
Family Structure and the Changing Society
Migration and the Hukou system
Social Inequalities
Work Institutions
Trade Unions
Women Issues in Questions
Plurality, Singularity and Unity
Of Fists and Wits

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate basic knowledge in contemporary Chinese society;
Apply sociological concepts and theories in explaining social phenomena in China;
Discuss the relationship between the state and society as well as with international parties with reference to empirical and qualitative data on Chinese society;
Examine the social consequences of market reforms on the lives of ordinary Chinese.
Explain social issues in China;
Cite both empirical and qualitative data in explaining social phenomena.