This course explores work, family, and social policy through the lens of gender and other sociological perspectives. As the course progresses, we gradually build an important foundation of theory and methodology that will help students understand and analyze relevant social issues and enhance their academic research skills.

What is Feminism? What is a feminist perspective? How can feminism be practiced? These are the questions that will be explored in this course. This course is designed to introduce feminist theoretical perspectives and concepts, and to guide students in analyzing gender issues in everyday life; using personal life experiences as the object of analysis, students will understand the relationship between feminism theory and feminism practice. The course aims to introduce students to a diverse range of feminist perspectives and positions, and to learn to critique society from these perspectives. The development of gender sensitivity and the practice of feminism in everyday life is expected of all students.

The purpose of this course is to help students understand youth-related issues, integrate and analyze literature, and collect and analyze data.

This course is designed to explore trends in the formation, fragmentation, and diversification of intimate relationships and families, and to examine the impact of social structures and social contexts on intimate relationships and families from sociological and life-course perspectives.

The world population has surpassed the 6 billion mark and therefore the population phenomenon is worthy of concern. The main objective of this course is to understand general population phenomena such as births, deaths, and migration. This course focuses on the demographic phenomenon in the context of globalization. We will not only care about the demographic phenomenon of advanced countries or regions, but also explore the demographic problems of the Third World and try to understand and explain their causes.

This class will explore the process of how the concept of "gender" is shaped in everyday life, and examine the issue of gender and gender inequality in society from different sociological perspectives and theories, as well as how gender is constructed in various social contexts. The class will use lectures, discussions on related issues, and in-class games to help students understand the impact of gender on their lives, so that they can examine their own views and values on gender and develop gender awareness to examine gender-related issues in society.

The statistical software Stata is used and contains statistical methods commonly used in advanced academic research.

The purpose of this course is to focus on the use of public opinion and market survey techniques and to enhance familiarity with the application of social statistics, using practical examples. Students will learn the techniques of general market surveys, public opinion surveys and social behavior surveys. First, we will discuss public opinion and theories related to public opinion. Topics include questionnaire design, sampling design and sampling, handling of interview failure, processing and checking of survey data, handling of missing values, data analysis, and report writing. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to conduct survey research independently and to have the ability to interpret the results of survey analysis in the general media and some academic journals.

Students will be familiarized with the use of PC for statistical analysis (hierarchical regression, logistic regression, reliability analysis, factor analysis), and will be introduced to the definition and operationalization of concepts commonly used in sociological research (common conceptual measures: psychometric, generational politics, social class, socio-economic status, etc.).

The purpose of this course is to discuss and analyze different types of sociological data and practical analysis, including interview data, ready-made data, mass communication data, narrative data, historical data, etc., to become familiar with the practical operation of quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques, and to improve practical research skills in different methodological orientations.

Some see social networks as an "image", others as a "method", and others as a theory and method that is fundamentally different from traditional sociological thinking. This course will cover these three aspects of the discussion to the extent possible. In addition, each student must be familiar with the use and operation of the social network analysis software, UCINET.

This course is divided into two parts. The first part introduces how to use web search to select research topics and build research background knowledge, use of various library databases, bibliographic organization, and report writing. The second part is the web-based questionnaire design.

This course teaches students how to conduct quantitative research in the social sciences from a hands-on perspective. Through lectures and readings of good quantitative research, students will learn the elements of good quantitative research. Secondly, students will develop the ability to critique and review quantitative research in the process. Finally, students will be provided with a learning environment that reproduces classical quantitative research, allows students to practice common methods of quantitative research, and develops students' initiative to use existing data to conduct quantitative research.

Students will learn how to use Excel for data analysis and visual presentation. It includes basic operations, efficient data entry, database management, common charts, pivot analysis and its extension to Power BI, essential functions, statistical analysis, use of macros and hyperlinks, Excel and stock analysis, etc.

This course takes students through the process of conducting a complete qualitative research study, covering the conceptualization of research questions, data collection and analysis, and writing, with the hope that students will be able to complete an independent qualitative research study.

This course provides a detailed introduction to the methods of collecting qualitative research data, including in-depth interviews, field observations, and physical analysis.

Through the research results of scholars on the phenomenon of globalization, students will learn the basic ways of thinking about the phenomenon of globalization and become familiar with some important concepts in understanding it. Students are expected to interact and dialogue with their own relevant issues and life experiences during the course of reading relevant theories and research results or in class discussions. Students will also be guided to reflect on the structural problems and opportunities for reform brought about by globalization when observing the phenomenon of globalization.

This course is designed to assist students in understanding topics related to contemporary poverty studies from a sociological perspective. The main objectives of the course are: to understand the impact of poverty on individual development from a life course perspective at the individual level. To explore the impact of the phenomenon of poverty on society as a whole at the societal level. To understand the causes of poverty and possible solutions.

In a multicultural society with a democratic system, participation in and understanding of social movements is an integral part of civic literacy. Participation in social movements has an overwhelming appeal to many sociology scholars and students alike. This course attempts to strike a balance between the traditional teaching of social movements and social movement participation.

The first thirteen weeks of the course will focus on urban and economic development, and will examine macro social changes in human history from a comparative historical sociology perspective. The last two weeks will discuss the social changes in urban and rural Taiwan in the post-war period.

To introduce the different meanings and theoretical foundations of social class, and to explain why and how the concept of class helps us to explain/understand the differences in resources, power, and lifestyles between individuals and groups.

Financial sociology is a rapidly developing field of study in recent years, accumulating research findings on financial markets from economic sociology, financial social studies, anthropology, and other social disciplines, adopting theories, perspectives, methods, and themes different from those of financial economics and financial behavior to analyze and understand the structure and development of financial markets, the cultures, knowledge, behaviors, and actors within them, and the relationship between the financial field and other fields. The relationship between the financial field and other fields. Financial sociology not only reflects on the limitations of mainstream financial and financial research, but also points out the space for dialogue between the two.

This course is based on the perspective of Chinese people, using sociology, anthropology, history, globalization and other related theories to understand the relatively unfamiliar and distant Southeast Asian society on the one hand, and to re-envision Taiwan as a "Southeast Asian Chinese society" on the other.

The nation-state is the most dominant form of state in the world today; most of the wars and massacres since the 19th and 20th centuries have been carried out in the name of "nationality". Let's try to understand and use the perspective of nationalism to get to know China, the most popular topic in the world. This course is divided into three parts. First, we will clarify what "nationalism" is, define "identity," discuss the underlying reasons why "identity" is politicized, and consider why "national identity" can be so politicized. Next, we discuss the origins of nationality, nationalism, and nation-states. Finally, we spend five weeks discussing the situation in East Asia and the reactions that China has provoked.

With "capitalist free market" and "democracy" as the main axes, we explore the interrelationship and contradiction of their basic concepts and operational logic, as well as their impact on the operation of different aspects of society, in order to gain a better understanding of us and the world we live in, and to find possible ways out and directions of action for the future.

We have entered the atmosphere of contemporary China in the 1960s and are becoming familiar with the various political languages that prevail in China. I. The core question: How did this happen? 2. Slow down the progress because we need to read, analyze, and summarize the textbooks: explain in sociological language. 3. The group study will be used as a basis for discussion and sharing during the class.

Communication is a necessary process in the formation of human groups. Communication in a narrow sense is used in small groups, informal organizations, or face-to-face interactions. On the other hand, communication in the broader sense manifests itself in the acquisition of information and the shaping of public opinion; because of this, the tools of communication have become extremely important institutions in today's industrialized society, and the mass media have become an important topic of study in sociology.

Travel has become one of the research fields in sociology, and the direction of research continues to be updated. Travel, a frequently encountered phenomenon in everyday life, is closely related to the reconfiguration of space and the transformation of social structures. This course will introduce the issues involved in the shift of travel studies from a modernist perspective to postmodernism and globalization.

Currently, sociology does not have a clear understanding of what will become popular, and clothing is also a part of popular culture. The sociological study of clothing can provide some insight into the dynamics of popular culture. This course will analyze the relationship between clothing choices and conceptualization of self, popular culture, and social structure.

The sociology of food has been influenced by anthropology and history, and thus has neglected the relationship between food and the following issues: taste, status, class, gender identity, family power relations, tradition, civilizational processes, and commercial exploitation. The purpose of this course is to introduce a new sociology of food that analyzes the relationship between food and these issues.

Humor is a virtue and a long-standing concept in society, and humor is a way to help individuals build good social relationships. But humor can sometimes create ridicule in addition to laughter. Ridicule can be a punishment for a child's disobedience to the norms. Adults ridicule children so that they will know that their behavior is inappropriate and that they are likely to follow social norms. So the power of humor is to help children go through the socialization process.

The survival of animals and how humans deal with them has become an issue of increasing social concern, and sociology is increasingly interested in this issue. This course integrates sociology with other social science and humanities perspectives to understand the relationship between animals and humans.

Eric Dunning, in his book Sport Matters, points out that sport is already a field of sociology that is not only valued, but its importance is hard to deny even for those who do not care about or like sport, such as the increasing involvement of the state in sport, the increase in media coverage of sporting events, and the increased resources devoted to sporting competitions. Eric Dunning also points to long-standing academic topics of interest to the sociology of sport, such as social control, identity, and the balance of self and group relations. This course will introduce how to analyze the phenomenon of sport from key sociological concepts.

This course is broadly divided into two parts, with readings and discussions in three sections: classical sociological theory, modern sociological theory, and emerging religious studies, respectively. The first part is a selection of texts by or about the three classical authors, which provides a basic understanding of the three classical sociologists' views on religion. The second part of the course is a group study in which students follow the first two parts of the course and read in depth the works of two modern sociological theorists of religion to grasp their connections with classical sociologists and the insights and characteristics of their pioneering theories, and to learn about the discussions and studies of emerging religions. The third part of the course is to work in small groups to select a specific topic or phenomenon, research it, and give a presentation in class.

This course will familiarize students with the classical sociological discussion of the relationship between church and state, as well as the continuing modern sociological discussion, and will review several practical cases. This course is designed in two parts: the first part focuses on reading the literature on the relationship between church and state, in addition to the inspiration of classical sociology, and also on some of the issues developed in the sociology of religion since the 1960s.第The second part of the course is an exploration of the issues, focusing on the phenomenon of church and state that emerged in the process of modernization.

This course focuses on how society shapes the body, how the body affects social interactions, and the relationship between the body and self-identity from a social constructionist perspective.

Sociology has long been constrained by Marxian production determinism and has neglected the important role of the consumer dimension in the sustainability of capitalism. The aim of this course is to break away from the view that society is equated with hedonism or the indoctrination of capitalist ideology and to analyze the relationship between the rise of consumer society and postmodern culture.

Music is determined by many factors: economic, social, cultural, and so on. But this is perhaps just one possible trend in music. Music can also be active, that is, it can have an impact. Music in stores does not necessarily be played randomly, it may have a purpose. The combination of music and technology not only shows that music is influenced by technology, but this combination also makes music more influential.

Learn about the social conditions under which celebrities rise to prominence and how their actions affect society. Analyze how society has changed through the rise of celebrities.

Social deviance refers to behavior that violates important social norms or social expectations, and the definition of deviance varies across cultures. In this course, we will explore how societies construct social norms, beginning with relevant theories. The course then discusses a variety of socially deviant behaviors, including violence, rape, domestic violence, suicide, mental illness, drug abuse, alcoholism, cybercrime, homosexuality, and more.

Criminology is a product of empirical science, a response to a social problem, a scientific observation of criminal phenomena, a categorization of criminal phenomena, and scientific knowledge, also known as theory. The purpose of criminology is also scientific, in finding out the universal principles of human criminal behavior that can be applied in all areas.