Sociology of Asian Societies - SOCI298
Australia is geographically, politically and economically enmeshed with the rapid changes taking place in the Asian region and our fate is tied up in profound ways with the so-called ‘Asian Century’. Drawing on case studies from Japan, China, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Indonesia, this unit will explore, through a sociological framework, key social transformations in modern Asian societies. Through the lens of these nation-states, the unit will take a thematic approach to consider societal transformations across contemporary Asia and will explore what a distinctively sociological treatment offers: 1) Asian diversities and migrations; 2)The Intimate sphere, gender and changing family formations; 3) Asian economies and the growing middles class; 4) Comparative Welfare and social policies; 5) Urbanisation and Asian cities; and 6) Asian global cultural flows; and 7) Globalisation and interconnectedness in the Asian century.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Selvaraj Velayutham |
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12cp at 100 level or above |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts |
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