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- Instructor(s)
- Nishida Ryosuke
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(S622)
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- Course number
- LAH.S107
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/1/11
- Lecture notes updated
- 2016/8/1
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
Students will understand the basic thinking of sociology and deepen their understanding of modern society through its model. They will also understand the history of sociology in context.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the basic thoughts and characteristics of sociology.
2) View modern society using sociological thinking.
3) Explain the basic history of sociological developments.
Keywords
sociology, sociological imagination, methodological individualism and methodological collectivism, modern society, history of sociology
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
This course consists of lectures combined with discussions in small groups, presentations, and the like.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Quiz- why are you interested in sociology ? |
| Class 2 | What is sociology? -Ⅰ | Quiz |
| Class 3 | What is sociology?-Ⅱ | Quiz |
| Class 4 | Features of sociological thinking-Ⅰ | Quiz |
| Class 5 | Features of sociological thinking-Ⅱ | Quiz |
| Class 6 | Readings-Ⅰ | Quiz |
| Class 7 | Readings−Ⅱ | Quiz |
| Class 8 | overview the class. | pursuant to final report. |
Textbook(s)
T.Tomoeda eds., 2014, 'Shakaigaku no essence' yu-hikaku. ISBN978-4-641-12338-0
Reference books, course materials, etc.
TBA
Assessment criteria and methods
final report: 60%
Quiz: 30%
Commitment: 10%
Related courses
- LAH.S207 ： Sociology B
- LAH.S308 ： Sociology C
- LAH.S404 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences4
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Nothing required.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
ryosukenishida[at]gmail.com
Office hours
12:10-13:10, every Friday. required pre-contact.
