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LANG 2070 - English Communication for Humanities and Social Science Studies I: Articles from Instructors - 2024

Topic 1

Are what some see as things unique to Chinese culture (e.g. filial piety) in truth shared across many human cultures?

Article A:  

Garcia, Cesar. “Clientelism and Guanxi: Southern European and Chinese Public Relations in Comparative Perspective.” Public Relations Review 40, no. 5 (2014): 798–806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2014.06.001.

Article B:

Zhang, Qian Forrest. “The Strength of Sibling Ties: Sibling Influence on Status Attainment in a Chinese Family.” Sociology, 48, no. 1 (2014): 75–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512466971.

Topic 2

Does higher education sell/provide a devolved/poor/thin/insufficient version of how we can lead good lives and contribute to the human condition?

Article A:  

Alfirević, Nikša, Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdžić, and Žan Lep. “The Role of Higher Education and Civic Involvement in Converting Young Adults’ Social Responsibility to Prosocial Behavior.” Scientific Reports 13, no. 1 (2023): 2559–2559. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29562-4.

Article B:

Yang, Rui. “The Cultural Mission of China’s Elite Universities: Examples from Peking and Tsinghua.” Studies in Higher Education 42, no. 10 (2017): 1825–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1376873.

Topic 3

Does "success" depend on "opportunity"? Consider what factors determine whether someone has access to opportunities, such as education, resources, and social networks and how these factors vary across different groups of people, such as race, class, and gender.

Article A:

Abele, Andrea E, Daniel Spurk, and Judith Volmer. “The Construct of Career Success: Measurement Issues and an Empirical Example.” Journal for Labour Market Research 43, no. 3 (2011): 195–206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-010-0034-6.
 

Article B:

O’Shea, Sarah, and Janine Delahunty. “Getting through the Day and Still Having a Smile on My Face! How Do Students Define Success in the University Learning Environment?” Higher Education Research and Development 37, no. 5 (2018): 1062–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2018.1463973.

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