Course Details
Country:
Hong Kong
Institution:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Course Title:
Chinese Family and Marriage
Course Number:
CCSS 2120
Course Description:
This course explores the topic of the Chinese family, its variety of forms, functions and relationship dynamics from the pre-1949 era to the present. With a special focus on urban and rural dichotomy, the course will analyze the evolution of the Chinese family and its contemporary related social issues. Topics will include the “traditional” institutions in the Han Chinese family system and their modern transformations during the Maoist era, the family model among “ethnic minorities,” and contemporary social challenges facing Chinese families (such as family planning, property, and “left-over women”).
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
CHIN 470
Attachment Files:
Chinese Family and Marriage.pdf
