1. DISCUSSION PRESENTATION (10% of your final grade)
(i) K.L. Phua and S. Barraclough "Towards a Green Public Health"
Environmental Health, Vol. 9(1&2):80-85 2009
(ii) K.L. Phua and S. Saraswati "Lynas Corporation's Rare Earth Extraction Plant in Gebeng, Malaysia:
7. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION MATERIAL
Video on the experience of Baotou, China
with the environmental devastation and harm to public health caused by rare earth metals production
Lecture 1 Sociology
Lecture 2 Sociology
Lecture 3 Sociology
Lecture 4 Sociology
Lecture 5 Sociology
Lecture 6 Sociology
Lecture 7 Sociology
Lecture 8 Sociology
Lecture 9 Sociology
Lecture 10 Sociology
Lecture 11 Sociology
Lecture 12 Sociology
Lecture 13 Sociology
Lecture 14 Sociology
Lecture 15 Sociology
Lecture 16 Sociology
Lecture 17 Sociology
Lecture 18 Sociology
Lecture 19 Sociology
Lecture 20 Sociology
Lecture on Aging, Sociology
Lecture on Economy and Work, Sociology
How to Evaluate a Paper (use this to do your Challenge Paper)
Lecture on Family, Sociology
How to Do Survey Research
Lecture on Politics and Government, Sociology
Lecture on Religion, Sociology
Lecture on Education, Sociology
Lecture on Medicine (Medical Sociology), Sociology
Lecture on Population, Sociology
Lecture on Collective Movements, Sociology
Lecture on Social Change, Sociology
Final Exam Revision 1, Sociology
Final Exam Revision 2, Sociology
Final Exam Revision 3, Sociology
Summary of the documentary Freedom Riders
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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
Phua Kai Lit, PhD (Johns Hopkins) FLMI
Sunway University 2018
Spring Semester
e-mail: phuakl@hotmail.com
COURSE OUTLINE
SOCY1013 Course Outline
Choose one of the topics from the list below, do library research, and give a detailed class presentation (working as a group).
Use the IMRAD format for your presentation. Presenters should present it followed by a planned activity,
which involves class participation.
The planned activity consists of a list of 10 questions (and answers) related to the topic of your group presentation.
You will ask the class the 10 questions and they will be expected to answer the questions orally.
The slides must be printed out and handed to the instructor before the presentation begins.
IMRAD = Introduction, Methodology, Results, And Discussion
Research topics:
Sociology of sport
Sociology of the military
Sociology of science fiction
Sociology of cyber-bullying
Sociology of videogame addiction
Sociology of online business
Sociology of women in business
Sociology of food
Sociology of body image and eating disorders
Sociology of teen suicide
Sociology of teen substance abuse (alcohol, smoking, drugs)
2. ASSIGNMENT: MEDIA PAPER (10% of your final grade)
Background Reading for this assignment:
Mass Media, Sociology of
YouTube Video for this assignment:
Propaganda and Manipulation video
Questions to be answered - you must submit this in written form:
(i) What is the main argument in this video?
(ii) Do you agree with this argument? Why? Or why not?
(iii) What are your criticisms of this video? What are its limitations?
Think sociologically i.e. ethnicity, class, gender, age, location, educational level, marital status,
religiosity, sexual orientation (some of these variables may not apply).
(iv) How can you as an individual avoid being manipulated by the mass media?
(v) How can society be protected against manipulation by vested interests using the mass media?
3. TEST (10% of your final grade)
4. ASSIGNMENT: CHALLENGE PAPER (15% of your final grade)
Choose one of the following scholarly journal articles for your Challenge Paper assignment. Read it carefully and
then write a 2-page critical analysis of it.
A Case Report on the Ongoing Saga of People Power versus State-Backed Corporate Power"
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Ecological Science, Vol. 1:1-5 2012
(iii) K.L. Phua and S. Barraclough "Countering Opposition, Generating Doubt and Mobilizing Support in Rare Earth Metals-Related Environmental Conflict in Malaysia"
J of Political Ecology, Vol. 23:296-307 2016
(iv) K.L. Phua "Rare Earth Plant in Malaysia: Governance, Green Politics and Geopolitics"
Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 5(3):443-462 2016
(v) K.L. Phua, J.C. Chong, R. Elangovan, Y.X. Liew, H.M. Ng, Y.W. Seow "Public and Private Hospitals in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia: How Do They Fare in Terms of Accessibility for the Physically Disabled?"
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol. 19(1): 43-50 2014
(vi) K.L. Phua The Health of Malaysia's "Orang Asli" Peoples: A Review of the Scientific Evidence on Nutritional Outcome, Parasite Infestations, and Discussion on Implications for Clinical Practice"
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, Vol. 15(1): 83-90 2015
5. RESEARCH PRESENTATION (15% of your final grade)
This is a group assignment. Your group will carry out a small research project (after careful discussion with Dr Phua)
and present the results in class using IMRAD format.
6. FINAL EXAMINATION (40% of your final grade)