Numbering Code	U-LET30 27302 LJ45	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Wed.2
Instructor name	TANAKA NORIYUKI (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	In the first half, we will give a comprehensive outline of several major theories and schools in sociology. Introducing the basic line of thought of major theoretical traditions in sociology, using the theory of social conduct as a focal point, we will explain their process of formation, differences, and interactions. In the second half, we will reposition sociology in the broader context of the social sciences and science in general, examining what it means to study society while also relating this to historical changes in modern society.
Course Goals	Learn the nature of sociology as a field of study and understand sociology's fundamental theoretical standpoints and basic concepts.
Schedule and Contents	Lectures will generally be given in the following order. However, the number of sessions on each topic is subject to change depending on lecture progress. Week 1: Orientation Week 2: History of Sociology Week 3: Functionalism and System Theory Week 4: Lineage of Social Conduct Theory (1) Week 5: Lineage of Social Conduct Theory (2) Week 6: Lineage of Social Conduct Theory (3) Week 7: Efforts in Theoretical Synthesis (above, led by Tanaka) Week 8: What Kind of Discipline is Sociology?: Individuals and Society Week 9: Linguistic Turns of Social Theory: Meaning and Structure Week 10: The Study of History as a Foundation of the Social Sciences: Structure and History Week 11: The Formation of Modern Society and the Separation of Public and Private Week 12: From Modern World Systems to Global History Week 13: The Creation of Tradition and Orientalism Week 14: Welfare Regime Theory and the Second Modern Era [Final Exam] Week 15: Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Final exam.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Preparation is unnecessary unless otherwise instructed, but students should read and review the references introduced in class, according to their own interests.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	None
References, etc.	Will be presented in class