Numbering Code	G-ENE01 63162 LJ45	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Master's students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Mon.5
Instructor name	YOSHIDA JIYUN (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	To considerate sociologically the problems of today's information network society by applying social theories of J.Habermas, A.Giddens, U.Beck and N.Luhmann.
Course Goals	To be able to understand the problems of today's information network society from the sociological point of view.
Schedule and Contents	1. Orientation to this lecture 2. The point of view to information network society 3. Informatization of Japanese society: Contemporary history of informatization (1) 4. Informatization of American society: Contemporary history of informatization (2) 5. Theories of surveillance society: Informatization of social systems (1) 6. Theories of risk society: Informatization of social systems (2) 7. Informatization of economical system: Informatization of social systems (3) 8. Informatization as reflexive modernization: Informatization of life worlds (1) 9. The development of network spaces: Informatization of life worlds (2) 10. Reconstruction of the realities of life worlds: Informatization of life worlds (3) 11. Informatization of public spheres 12. Informatization of intimate spheres 13. Reorganization of public and intimate spheres 14. Reconstruction of the theory of information network society 15. Feedback on PandA
Evaluation Methods and Policy	- Grade for class participation (45 points) and a term report (55 points). - Grade for class participation is evaluated by assignments on PandA orTwitter.
Course Requirements	It is desirable to have studied basic subjects on sociology in liberal arts or undergraduate course.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	- In advance, to download and read Power Point handouts of every lecture which is uploaded to PandA resource page until a week before. - To make use of PandA forum or Twitter for assignments and discussions actively.