FOR-CULT 60 - Individual, Community, and Nation in Vietnam

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Vietnamese society reflects the impact of Confucian values, Socialist ideology and more recently market forces and global trends. The course will explore Vietnamese society from families' reproductive choices to the commemoration of the dead; it looks at how market forces and globalization are reshaping ideas of masculine and feminine behavior; young people's search for love and the impact of conjugality on families; and the phenomenon of Vietnamese brides of foreign spouses.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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