Numbering Code	U-LET30 27304 LJ45	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Wed.2
Instructor name	TAROUMARU HIROSHI (Graduate School of Letters Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	We will take up several important keywords that characterize phenomena occurring in the world today in order to clarify the following questions: Using the sociological viewpoints (sociological methodology) learned in the first semester, how are these phenomena recognized? How can we discover the (invisible) structural frameworks behind these phenomena?
Course Goals	Rather than getting a superficial understanding of various phenomena that are happening in the modern world, master the sociological power of imagination to critically grasp the deeper structures in which these phenomena are rooted, or which may be creating these phenomena.
Schedule and Contents	Week 1: 　 Orientation: Methods for Perceiving the Modern World Week 2: 　 Modernization Theory and Modern Society Week 3: 　 Mass Consumer Society Theory Week 4: 　 The Late Modern Period and Modernity Theory Week 5: 　 The Highs and Lows of Capitalism Week 6:　 Japanese Society Theory Week 7: 　 The Sociology of Science and Information Week 8:　 Globalization and Migration Week 9:　 Multicultural Coexistence and Multiculturalism Week 10:　 Communitarianism and Liberalism Week 11:　 Racism and Citizenship Week 12:　 Genocide and Transition Period Justice Week 13:　 Living Environmentalism and the Commons Week 14: 　Everyday Resistance and Life: Politics Week 15: 　Final Exam Week 16:　 Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Class performance (20%), mini reports (40%), exam (40%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Closely read the basic texts assigned in class
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	None
References, etc.	Will be presented in class