ATS3089 · Social institutions and power in Asia

Overview

In this unit you will examine social institutions as sites for the exercise of power among individuals, organisations and states in Asia. You will consider institutions such as education, law, family, mass media, religion and business are examined from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, using contemporary case studies drawn from across the Asian region. You will explore how policy, discourse and practice surrounding social institutions shape and are shaped by individual action, and how the study of social institutions can enrich understanding of the cultures.

Areas of study: Chinese studies Global Asia Indonesian studies Japanese studies Korean studies

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. describe and evaluate changes in social organisation and lifestyles in contemporary Asian societies, and the transnational and global dimensions of these changes;
2. apply a range of disciplinary approaches to analyse critical social issues in specific geographical, cultural and political contexts in Asia, informed by relevant scholarly literature;
3. identify and articulate the relevance of individual and group experiences of social change and empowerment in Asia to your own sociocultural context;
4. communicate findings of theoretically informed analysis to a range of audiences and stakeholders, using available technologies as required;
5. collaborate constructively with peers and stakeholders in various settings, including online intercultural environments.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.