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SOC300LF(社会学 / Sociology 300)
Families and Sexualities in Japan

Saori KAMANO

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Exchange Students from Overseas Program
Attached documents
Year 2023
Class code A8503
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 火4/Tue.4
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name BT0502
Grade
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium

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Outline and objectives

This course gives an overview of contemporary family lives, systems, policies, as well as pertinent historical facts in Japan. Specifically, students will learn about trends of marriage and having children, relationships among family members, Koseki system, issues regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, reproductive rights, and sex industry.

Goal

Through the course, students will obtain knowledge of how family life and sexuality are experienced and organized in contemporary Japanese society. They will acquire an understanding of the historical backgrounds of and empirical studies on various topics on families and sexualities.

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. )

The course will be taught through lectures and audio-visual materials. In addition, students will give presentations, prepare for and participate in group discussions and write reaction papers. Feedback is given orally in class after discussion and presentation. Comments are also given in a written form to presenters and written assignments submitted.

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

Introduction to the course: What is “the family”? What do studies of “sexualities” include?; Details of the course structure

2.[対面/face to face]:Marriage and having children (1)

Institution of marriage; Demographic trends (1)

3[対面/face to face]:Marriage and having children (2)

Declining marital rate and birthrate

4[対面/face to face]:Lives of married couples (1)

Relationship between husband and wife; Housewives and motherhood;“Work-family balance”

5[対面/face to face]:Marriage and having children (3);
Lives of married couples (2)

Student presentations based on readings and/or survey of university

6[対面/face to face]:Koseki system and variation in /alternatives to "the family” (1)

Koseki System; Divorce; Lone-parent families; Cohabiting couples and kongaishi

7[対面/face to face]:Koseki system and variation in /alternatives to "the family” (2)

Student presentations based on readings and/or survey of university students

8[対面/face to face]:Sexual orientation and gender identity (1)

Same-sex couples, lesbians and gay men's lives

9[対面/face to face]:Sexual orientation and gender identity (2)

Transgender issues

10[対面/face to face]:Sexual orientation and gender identity (3)

Student presentations based on readings and/or survey of university students

11 [対面/face to face]:Issues regarding reproduction (1)

Abortion and family planning issues; Reproductive technologies

12[対面/face to face]:Issues regarding reproduction (2)

Student presentations based on readings and/or survey of university students

13 [対面/face to face]:Sex industry (1); International marriage (1)

Historical changes in and current state of the sex industry; public attitudes toward the sex industry; social issues in international marriage

14[対面/face to face]:Sex industry (2); International marriage (2)

Student presentations based on readings and/or survey of university students, etc.

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

Complete all readings prior to attending each class is recommended. The average study time outside of class per week would be between 3-4 hours.

Textbooks

Handouts and reading materials will be provided by the instructor. Students can download course materials on Google Classroom.

References

None

Grading criteria

Class Participation: 10%
Quiz and Reaction Paper: 20%
Presentation: 25%
Final Exam: 45%

Changes following student comments

I will continue to incorporate class and/or group discussions whenever appropriate.

Equipment student needs to prepare

Access to the internet and computer for downloading and viewing course materials and submitting reaction papers, presentation slides, and final exam. Hoppi and/or Google Classroom will be used.

Others

Students are required to inform the instructor if they are going to absent for one of these cases such as medical reasons, job interviews, family emergency, and other circumstances. Students with special needs should contact the instructor as early as possible.
In addition, the classroom is an academic community. This means both instructor and students alike have obligation to respect each other’s points of view and maintain a critical and yet open mind. To this end, all members of the community will preserve the rights and dignity of every individual.