Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1
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Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1 at Coursera Course details
- This course seeks to turn learners into informed consumers of social science research. It introduces concepts, standards, and principles of social science research to the interested non-expert. Learners who complete the course will be able to assess evidence and critically evaluate claims about important social phenomena. It reviews the origins and development of social science, describes the process of discovery in contemporary social science research, and explains how contemporary social science differs from apparently related fields. It describes the goals, basic paradigms, and methodologies of the major social science disciplines. It offers an overview of the major questions that are the focus of much contemporary social science research, overall and for China. Special emphasis is given to explaining the challenges that social scientists face in drawing conclusions about cause and effect from their studies, and offers an overview of the approaches that are used to overcome these challenges. Explanation is non-technical and does not involve mathematics. Statistics and quantitative methods are not covered.
- Explore the big questions in social science and learn how you can be a critical, informed consumer of social science research.
- Course Overview video: https://youtu.be/QuMOAlwhpvU
- After you complete Part 1, enroll in Part 2 to learn how to be a PRODUCER of Social science research.
- Part 2: https://www.coursera.org/learn/social-science-research-chinese-society
Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1 at Coursera Curriculum
What is social science?
Course Overview
1.1 Overview
1.2 Why social science is a science
1.3 Theory and evidence in social science
1.4 The origins of social science
1.5 Social science as a new way to study society
1.6 Differences between social science and other disciplines
1.7 Summary
Assignments & Grading
Suggested Reading List (Optional)
Week 1 General Reading List
Week 1 Classics Reading List
Week 1 - What is social science?
The Big Questions
2.1 Overview
2.2 Inequality
2.3 Family
2.4 Social context and individual outcomes
2.5 Divergence
2.6 Political and social change
2.7 Summary
Week 2 The Big Questions Reading
Week 2 - The Big Questions
Social Science Research on China
3.1 Overview
3.2 Change and continuity
3.3 Family
3.4 Population aging
3.5 Migration
3.6 Education, Health, and Wellbeing
3.7 Summary
Week 3 Social Science Research on China Resources
Week 3 - Social science research on China
The Social Science Disciplines
4.1 Overview
4.2 Sociology
4.3 Political Science
4.4 Economics
4.5 Anthropology
4.6 Other disciplines
4.7 Summary
Week 4 Social Science Disciplines Reading
Week 4 - Social science disciplines
Study Designs
5.1 Overview
5.2 What is a study?
5.3 Experimental and observational studies
5.4 Cross-sectional studies
5.4 Longitudinal studies
5.6 Qualitative and quantitative studies
5.7 Macro and micro studies
5.8 Summary
Week 5 Study Designs Reading
Week 5 Study Designs
Challenges
6.1 Overview
6.2 Representativeness
6.3 Selection bias
6.4 Omitted variables
6.5 Reverse causality
6.6 The ecological fallacy
6.7 Validity of measures
6.8 Summary
Week 6 Causation vs Correlation
Week 6 - Challenges
Cause and Effect
7.1 Overview
7.2 Experimental designs
7.3 Cause and effect in observational studies
7.4 Control variables
7.5 Natural/quasi experiments
7.6 Instrumental variables
7.7 Matching approaches
7.8 Summary
Week 7 Measuring Causal Relationships
Week 7 - Cause and effect
Final Exam
Concluding Remarks
Final Exam
Post-course survey
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