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Sociology

marriage, family, kinship, economic anthropology, ethnicity, cultural change, and applications
of anthropology. In so doing, students will learn how to appreciate cultural diversity, evaluate
culture in its own terms and reduce biases and prejudices associated with ethnocentrism.

SOC 106 The Art of Reasoning
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course introduces students to fundamental principles of reasoning. It cultivates
students’ intellectual ability to develop and evaluate arguments in ordinary language. To
achieve this goal, this course includes a basic understanding of the skills of linguistic analysis,
the nature and techniques of reasoning, as well as the essential methods in scientific and
ethical reasoning. Attention is also drawn to the core part of elementary symbolic logic. Upon
completing this course, students will strengthen their skills of critical thinking which is necessary
to excel in various academic fields and career paths.

SOC 108 Introduction to Statistics
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course provides sociology students with training in the principles and application of
statistics to the social sciences. Topics covered include: basic concepts of statistics; the
measures of central tendency and dispersion; probability and sampling theories; bivariate
measures of association; and hypothesis testing. The meanings of statistics and statistical
conclusions are stressed.

SOC 204 Cultures in the Contemporary World
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course investigates social life from a perspective that is based on comparison,
enabling you to gain an understanding of the world around you. It illustrates cultural variations
within Hong Kong, within the great Chinese areas and Asia, and around the world in the context
of rapid globalization today. It covers an analysis of a variety of topics, such as the cultures of
beauty and body, love and marriage, religion and power, food and globalization, etc.

SOC 205 Sociological Theory I
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the classical sociological theory. The
foundations of sociological theory as laid out by the classic writers at the end of the nineteenth
century are examined in the light of current sociological perspectives. Special emphasis is
given to the works of Durkheim, Marx and Weber. Through studying the classics in sociological
theory, this course equips students with an understanding of the conceptual and historical
foundations of the discipline.

SOC 207 Sociological Theory II
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to enhance students’ theoretical knowledge of the major sociological

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