Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

323SOCI0039.Social movements (6 credits)This course examines the patterns and processes of different types of social and revolutionarymovements.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.Prerequisite: None, but SOCI0027 recommended.SOCI0041.Social problems (6 credits)This course is designed to introduce students to a number of contemporary social problems, socialissues, and social concerns. Special emphasis is given to the nature of social problems in Hong Kong.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.SOCI0042.Social research methods (6 credits)The aims of this course are to introduce the basic principles and procedures which form the foundationof social research, to review the main types of research designs and methods of data collection used insocial research, and to provide a set of criteria for analysing and evaluating the products of socialresearch. The types of research covered will include participant observation, experimental design,survey methods and documentary analysis. Ethical and political issues in social research will also bediscussed.SOCI0043.Sociology of contemporary culture (6 credits)This course aims to survey a number of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study ofcontemporary cultural life. Topics covered will include the production and consumption of masscommunication products (TV, films, advertisements, fiction, pop music), spectator sports, leisurepatterns and subcultural lifestyles.SOCI0044.Sociology of economic life (6 credits)This course deals with the relations between the economic and non-economic aspects of social life.Economic attitudes such as achievement motivations and work ethics, economic processes such asinnovation and the establishment of business trust, economic roles such as entrepreneurs and managers,and economic organizations such as family firms and corporations will be examined in theirsociocultural contexts.SOCI0045.Sociology of human psychology (6 credits)This course examines how individuals are connected to society from the perspectives ofmicro-sociology and sociological psychology. It looks at issues such as the ways in which individualsconstruct and manage a sense of self and identity in different settings and environments, how thisidentity is constantly reshaped during interaction with others, and the politics of social reality.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.