SOC 6439 - Contemporary Chinese Society

This course examines the global implications of China's modern development. Students will review the cultural roots of modern China, the history of social changes in the last century, and the challenges lying ahead of China and the world; the links between Chinese cultural and social traditions, contemporary institutions, and social life in the context of modernization and globalization; and social divisions such as male/female, urban/rural, and rich/poor and their influence in the domains of family, work, education and migration within the current process of drastic social change.