Sociology C

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Ryosuke Nishida

Class Format

Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

7-8 Tue (W332) / 7-8 Fri (W332)

Class

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Course Code

LAH.S308

Number of credits

200

Course offered

2021

Offered quarter

1Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This class focus on the democracy in Japan society, its enlightenment and educational process, and those advantage and disadvantage point.
The purpose of this class is the combination the knowledge of the era facing the danger of democracy, and the current Japan society. We try to discuss how to develop and improve the democracy in Japan society.

Course description and aims

Students will be able to:
1.) explain a citizenship education in recent Japan society.
2.) understand and explain advantages and disadvantages of the public citizenship education textbook for high school students.
3.) discuss "democracy", the public citizenship education textbook was used 1950's for high school student in Japan

Keywords

democracy enligenment in modern Japan society , citizenship education

Competencies

• 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. Some student have to write the resume, report the content of the textbook. Lecturer will complement additionally in the discussion to understand further. Students must prepare the class.

Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

文部省・総務省，2015，「私たちが拓く日本の未来 有権者として求められる力を身に付けるために」（http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000378558.pdf）．
西田亮介編，2016，『民主主義』幻冬舎．

Reference books, course materials, etc.

径書房編，1995，『民主主義――文部省著作教科書』径書房.
高見勝利編，2013，『あたらしい憲法のはなし 他二篇』岩波書店．
西田亮介，2018，『なぜ政治はわかりにくいのか 社会と民主主義をとらえなおす』春秋社．

Evaluation methods and criteria

mid report: 30%
final report: 40%
Quiz: 10%
Commitment: 20%

Related courses

• LAH.S107 ： Sociology A
• LAH.S207 ： Sociology B
• LAH.S404 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences4
• LAH.S252 ： Seminar on Social Sciences(Sociology of media and governance )1

Prerequisites

the attitude of learning and thinking the relation society and democracy

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.

Other

Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.