Chinese Society 中国社会 What are the social voices in China? Tradition Confucianism Revolution Communism, Maoism Reform (Current) Socialism with Chinese Characteristics? Capitalism? Deng Xiaoping Thought? Harmonious Society (since 2005) What are the components in Chinese society? Danwei Work unit Guanxi Connections Family One child, two childe How has Chinese society changed? Time Space Money Commodification Landscape Self Sex What are the paths to success? Mao’s China Red- politics, White - education Army, marriage Deng’s China Golden - business To get rich is glorious Redefining China’s Families http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/chinafamilies/ How has the family in China changed? Young and Restless in China http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/ What are the lives of people like ? Hutong Old Beijing 10 PSY 345: Social Psychology McAuliff Personal Application Paper PERSONAL APPLICATION PAPER In addition to reading and thinking about the concepts covered in the text, an important part of the learning process includes applying these concepts to your own life and experiences. To facilitate this process, a personal application paper must be uploaded on Moodle no later than 10am on Monday, May 11. The paper should be typed (12 characters/inch font), three to five pages in length, and double-spaced with one inch margins. Late papers will not be accepted and students not turning in papers will receive a 0. The personal application paper will count for 25% of your final grade. For the paper, students should select one or two central topics discussed during the semester and write about how the topic(s) is relevant to you and your life. For example, for the chapter on prejudice, you might write about a time you directly or indirectly experienced some form of prejudice. Alternatively, you could analyze a television commercial with an eye toward the material covering the use of persuasion to increase compliance. Remember, this assignment is intended to help you recognize how the material covered in class is personally relevant, as well as to encourage you to think critically about the concepts presented instead of passively accepting them as truths. Thus it is acceptable (and commendable) to include in your paper a discussion of the reasons why you agree/disagree with what the author is saying. To reiterate, each paper must have the following two components: a review (including proper citation) of the concept from the text to be discussed; and second, your thoughts/feelings on this topic and a discussion of how it applies to your life including whether you agree/disagree with what the author has said. PSY 345: Social Psychology McAuliff Personal Application Paper Grading Form _____ Introduction (2) _____ Statement of interest (1) _____ Explained (1) _____ Description of Social Psychological Concept, Theory, or Research (.

1. Chinese Society
中国社会
What are the social voices in China?
Tradition
Confucianism
Revolution
Communism, Maoism
Reform (Current)
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics?
Capitalism?
Deng Xiaoping Thought?
Harmonious Society (since 2005)
What are the components in Chinese society?
Danwei
Work unit
Guanxi
Connections
Family
One child, two childe
How has Chinese society changed?
Time
Space
Money
Commodification
Landscape
Self
Sex

2. What are the paths to success?
Mao’s China
Red- politics, White - education
Army, marriage
Deng’s China
Golden - business
To get rich is glorious
Redefining China’s Families
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
srv/world/interactives/chinafamilies/
How has the family in China changed?
Young and Restless in China
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/
What are the lives of people like ?
Hutong Old Beijing

3. 10
PSY 345: Social Psychology
McAuliff
Personal Application Paper
PERSONAL APPLICATION PAPER
In addition to reading and thinking about the concepts covered
in the text, an important part of the
learning process includes applying these concepts to your own
life and experiences. To facilitate
this process, a personal application paper must be uploaded on

4. Moodle no later than 10am on
Monday, May 11. The paper should be typed (12
characters/inch font), three to five pages in
length, and double-spaced with one inch margins. Late papers
will not be accepted and
students not turning in papers will receive a 0. The personal
application paper will count
for 25% of your final grade.
For the paper, students should select one or two central topics
discussed during the semester and
write about how the topic(s) is relevant to you and your life.
For example, for the chapter on
prejudice, you might write about a time you directly or
indirectly experienced some form of
prejudice. Alternatively, you could analyze a television
commercial with an eye toward the material
covering the use of persuasion to increase compliance.
Remember, this assignment is intended to
help you recognize how the material covered in class is
personally relevant, as well as to
encourage you to think critically about the concepts presented
instead of passively accepting them
as truths. Thus it is acceptable (and commendable) to include
in your paper a discussion of the
reasons why you agree/disagree with what the author is saying.
To reiterate, each paper must
have the following two components: a review (including proper
citation) of the concept from the text
to be discussed; and second, your thoughts/feelings on this topic
and a discussion of how it applies
to your life including whether you agree/disagree with what the
author has said.

5. PSY 345: Social Psychology
McAuliff
Personal Application Paper Grading Form
_____ Introduction (2)
_____ Statement of interest (1)
_____ Explained (1)
_____ Description of Social Psychological Concept, Theory, or
Research (10)
_____ Provided (4)
_____ Explained (4)
_____ Soundness (1)
_____ Relevance (1)
_____ Personal Application of Social Psychological Concept,
Theory, or Research (20)
_____ Application (15)
_____ Critical Analysis (5)
_____ Conclusion (2)
_____ Summarize Main Idea (2)
_____ Writing (4)
_____ Clarity (2)
_____ Grammar (1)
_____ Organization (1)
_____ Presentation (2)
_____ No typos (1)
_____ Neatness (1)
_____ TOTAL (40)
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China’s Society questions

6. Ch. 10 Family, Kinship, Marriage, and Sexuality
Post a short paragraph (200 words) on issues in China's society
answering at least one of the questions.
1. How have family structures changed in China?
2. How have marriage and courtship situations changed in
China?
3. How have people’s attitudes about sexuality changed in
China?
4. How have minorities’ perspectives on marriage varied?
5. How has the situation for the elderly changed in China?
China
’
s
Society
questions
Ch.
10
Family,
Kinship,
Marriage,
and
Sexuality
Post
a
short
paragraph
(
200
words)
on
issues
in
China's
society

7. answering
at
least
one
of
the
questions.
1.
How
have
family
structures
changed
in
China?
2.
How
have
marriage
and
courtship
situations
changed
in
China?
3.
How
have
people
’
s
attitudes
about
sexuality
changed
in

8. China?
4.
How
have
minorities
’
perspectives
on
marriage
varied?
5.
How
has
the
situation
for
the
elderly
changed
in
China?