Teaching sociology in a divided society

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to offer authors’ humble yet unique experiences about developing an undergraduate sociology programme in an increasingly divided city.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, the authors reflect upon the development of a new sociology programme in Hong Kong in which a wide spectrum of expectations from different stakeholders, together with their own sense of mission towards sociology education, have set a very challenging stage.

Findings

Developing an undergraduate sociology programme has never been easy, and there is no self-complacence as far as developing a programme that is of both academic and social values.

Originality/value

This paper offers a first-hand account of how sociology educators have developed a new sociology programme in a unique social context.

Citation

Chiu, W.K.S. and Hui, L.H.D. (2024), "Teaching sociology in a divided society", Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/STICS-09-2023-0003