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SOC200ZA（社会学 / Sociology 200）
Race, Class and Gender I: Concepts & Issues

Daiki HIRAMORI

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Faculty/Graduate school Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
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Year 2022
Class code A6216,A6537
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 火1/Tue.1
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Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
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Grade 2～4
Credit(s) 2
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Open Program
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Global Open Program ○
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Chiyoda Campus Consortium
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Outline and objectives

This class sees our society through the lens of race, class and gender to understand how privilege and inequality are produced, maintained, naturalized and challenged. The course will look at how various inequalities are connected to one another through examining global, national and local issues. Students will learn to analyze how race, class, gender, and sexuality are connected to each other as intersecting inequalities in a society and the world, and on that basis, consider the possibility of an equal but diverse world.

Goal

Through lectures, discussion and written assignments, students will learn concepts and theories to analyze how race, class, gender and sexuality affect individuals and society. They will learn to apply these analytical tools and knowledge to form critical opinions on current issues related to various bases of inequalities. Students will acquire skills in critical thinking, analysis and writing that can be applied in other academic fields as well as future careers.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)（学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. ）

This course will be based on a combination of short lectures by the instructor and student-led class discussions. Verbal and written feedback on assignments is given during class discussions and through using other tools as appropriate. Students are welcome to visit the instructor during office hours for more personalized feedback.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction

Course introduction, logistics

2[対面/face to face]：Foundation:
“Inequality”

What are the main theoretical approaches to inequality?

3[対面/face to face]：Foundation: “Social Class”

How do Marx and Weber conceptualize social class?

4[対面/face to face]：Social Class in the United States

What does social stratification in the United States look like?

5[対面/face to face]：Foundation:
“Race and Ethnicity”

What are the main theoretical approaches to race and ethnicity?

6[対面/face to face]：Critical Race Theory

What are the key premises of Critical Race Theory?

7[対面/face to face]：Defining Japaneseness

Film viewing: "Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan"

8[対面/face to face]：Foundation:
“Gender”

What are the main theoretical approaches to gender?

9[対面/face to face]：Gender Inequality in the Labor Market

What are gender pay gap and occupational gender segregation?

10[対面/face to face]：Foundation:
“Sexuality”

What are the main theoretical approaches to sexuality?

11[対面/face to face]：Sexuality Inequality in the Labor Market

What does labor market discrimination based on sexual orientation look like?

12[対面/face to face]：Foundation: “Intersectionality”

How does intersectional research differ from race/class/gender studies?

13[対面/face to face]：Prepare for Final Paper

Preparation and feedback for final paper

14[対面/face to face]：Review & Final Paper Preparation

What have we learned in this course? Preparing and submitting the final paper

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Students are expected to complete the weekly readings and prepare for class discussion. Please note that the assigned readings for this course tend to be dense. As such, I recommend giving yourself ample time to complete them, even if the number of pages assigned at any given time appears small. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.

Textbooks

No textbook will be used. All readings will be provided by the instructor.

References

Most of the readings are excerpted from the following book: Grusky, David, and Szonja Szelenyi. 2011. The Inequality Reader: Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race, Class, and Gender. 2nd ed. Boulder: Routledge. Further references may be provided based on students’ areas of interest.

Grading criteria

Participation: 10%
Discussion facilitation: 20%
Weekly reading responses: 30%
Final paper: 40%

Changes following student comments

Not applicable. This course is taught for the first time by this instructor.

Equipment student needs to prepare

None. You are welcome to use computers/tablets for class-related purposes in class.

Others

Students are strongly encouraged to take Race, Class and Gender II after completing Race, Class, Gender I. Students who have passed Race, Class and Gender I will be given admission priority to the seminar "Intersectionality: Multiple Inequalities."

Prerequisite

Students who intend to enroll in this course are expected to have passed "Introduction to Sociology."