GENDER, WORK, AND FAMILY IN EAST ASIA

GEN&WS 102

Global, interdisciplinary, social science-oriented analysis of gender, race, class and sexuality in relationship to social institutions and movements for social change. Focus on gender and women in institutions such as education, the economy, the family, law, media, medicine, and politics.

EDPOL 245

An overview and discussion on the values, histories, systems, policies, problems, and reforms of education in East Asian societies. Examines extended issues in comparative education, including education and its relation to economic development, social inequality and stratification, gender and family, ethnicity and migration, identity formation, and student movements.

ASIAN/HISTORY/POLISCI 255

Multidisciplinary and historical perspectives on the East Asian civilizations of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Mongolia from prehistory to the present, including developments in philosophy, economy, governance, social structure, kinship, geography, etc.

ASIAN 301

Interdisciplinary approaches to specific social sciences topics in Asian studies. Topics may include comparative analysis of a theme across the countries in Asia or focus on a theme within a single country.

ASIAN/SOC 336

An exploration of social continuity and change of contemporary South Korea. Covers different institutions of a society - political, economic, and societal/cultural spheres. Incorporates material from anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and law. Focus on South Korea after the division of the 'two Koreas'.