AST558: Women in Asian Societies

Examine the role and status of women in Asian societies, focusing primarily on China, Japan and South-East Asia. Consider representations of the feminine in traditional culture as well as contemporary society. Special emphasis will be placed on the implications for women of current social and economic changes in the region including government policies affecting reproduction and the family, women's involvement in subsistence agriculture, industry and the development process. Autobiography and film will be used to supplement anthropological and sociological studies.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-external
Contact Time	Film: 1.5 hours per week; tutorials: two 1.5 hour tutorials per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Notes	Fourth-year undergraduate, Honours and postgraduate students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Ms Anne-Marie Medcalf Position: Lecturer E-mail: a.medcalf@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.067 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6251
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Ms Anne-Marie Medcalf Lecturer (a.medcalf@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6251 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.067 MURDOCH S2: External (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)