Abstract:During the rapid transition of the demographic structure into an older society, norms on gender and risk behaviors have also shifted among Chinese youths. The present study aims to explore the relationship between changing gender norms and the different motives for using tobacco products among Chinese youths. Between 2022 and 2023, a total of 2112 participants aged between 18 to 25 yea...

On 8 December 2022, the Department of Social Sciences organized the lecture "Proximity, Access, Intimacy and Care: The Digital Turn and the Therapeutic Encounter Reconsidered" in T2-102. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Alex Broom, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Prof. Alex Broom is recognized as an internati...

On 9 November 2022, the Department of Social Sciences organised the lecture "When Computing Meets Social Studies: Towards Understanding COVID-19 Vaccination Stances Based on Online Social Media Platforms" in T5-501. The Department of Social Sciences was honoured to invite Dr. Yupeng Li, Assistant Professor of the Department of Interactive Media, Hong Kong Baptist University, to speak on the top...

On October 19, 2022, the second Social Sciences for the Digital and Globalised World guest lecture titled “Computational Social Science Research” organized by the Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, was held at T5-501. Teachers and students of relevant disciplines actively participated in the lecture and enthusiastically communicated with the speaker. Mor...

On 28 September 2022, the Department of Social Sciences held the kickoff meeting of academic promotion and lecture series of the 2022-2023 academic year. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Wang Xiang, Head and Professor of the Department of Social Science. The Faculty members from the Digital Social Science (DGS) and Globalisation and Development (GAD) programmes introduced to students the struct...

The Department of Social Sciences is delighted to share the Academic Promotion Plan for the Academic Year 2022-23. The plan includes an introduction on undergraduate programmes, and a series of distinguished lectures deliver by a pool of speakers from home and abroad and are representing top-notch academia, multinational corporations, and agencies.The Department of Social Sciences is currently ...