ClassInfo - Fall 2019 Sociology Classes

Fall 2019 | SOC 3671 Section 001: Chinese Society: Culture, Networks, & Inequality (33150)

Instructor(s): Yanjie Bian
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 140
Enrollment Status:: Open (15 of 28 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Introduces students to sociological perspectives and analyses of cultures, social networks, and socioeconomic inequalities in post-1980 China. In addition to lectures, the instructor will show video clips about various backgrounds of China and group discussions will be organized to exchange opinions about issues of common interest. Students will gain a basic understanding of how Chinese society operates today. prereq: 1001 recommended, soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:: Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC3671+Fall2019
Class Description:: The aim of this course is to introduce students to sociological perspectives and analyses of cultures, social networks, and socioeconomic inequalities in China today. The instructor will give lectures on these topics with the assistance of PPT presentation. In addition, videos about various backgrounds of China will be shown. Through this course, students will gain a basic understanding of how Chinese society operates today with a focus on the central importance of social relations. Soc1001 "Introduction to Sociology" is recommended.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Undergraduate students interested in Chinese society as a sociology/social science course.
Learning Objectives:: Obtain a basic level of understanding of how Chiese society operates.
Grading:: 60% term paper (5% 2-page outline, 5% oral presentation in class, 50% written paper)
30% quizzes (five quizzes covering contents lectured in the first five weeks)
10% in class participation and discussion.
Exam Format:: Quizzes and term paper, no final exam.
Class Format:: Mainly lectures, with a one-time oral presentation of student's outline of his/her term paper.
Workload:: Reading: fist five weeks: only lecture notes, 20 pages per week; afterward, 25 pages of the required textbook per week.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33150/1199
Syllabus:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3671_Fall2019.pdf
Past Syllabi:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC3671_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 23 April 2019

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