ARS71201 Family Diversity I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS71201 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Family Diversity I （家族の多様性 I）

Subject Name
（Katakana）カゾクノタヨウセイ I

Subject Name in
English Family Diversity I

Instructor WATANABE MEGUMI

Instructor
(Katakana) ワタナベ　メグミ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-2：IAS K210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture, discussion, group activity, presentation

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Sociology

Eligible Students

Keywords Family sociology, diversity, SDG_03, SDG_05, SDG_17

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course will provide an overview of the family from a sociological perspective (e.g., the functions of the family, changing family and marriage forms, theoretical and research frameworks in studying the family). It will emphasize how diversity – including race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and social class – influences the structure and functions of the family. The overall aim of this course is to help students develop knowledge and skills to challenge the normative understanding of the family.

Class Schedule Lesson 1 (Nov. 29) Course introduction. What is the family?
Lesson 2 (Dec. 6) Theoretical perspectives on the family
Lesson 3 (Dec. 13) Race, ethnicity, and immigration
Lesson 4 (Dec. 20) Midterm exam*
Lesson 5 (Dec. 25) Background on topics covered in the guest lecture
Lesson 6 (Jan. 10) Balancing work and family roles
Lesson 7 (Jan. 24) Wrap up and review
Lesson 8 (Jan. 31) Final exam*
*The midterm and final exams will be 45 minutes long.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Cohen, Philip N. 2020. The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change (3rd Edition). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Supplemental materials and reading assignments for each lesson will be provided via Bb9.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1-3, 6: Come to class prepared to exchange ideas and criticism of the assigned readings.
Lesson 4: Study for the midterm exam, which will cover all the topics covered in Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II by that time.
Lesson 7/8: Review the topics covered in Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II during the term.

Requirements Students must take Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II together.
The maximum enrollment for this course is forty. If the number of students who have registered for the course exceeds the enrollment limit, a lottery will be held at the first class meeting.

Grading Method Exams, quizzes, assignments, discussions/activities, presentation

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Bring a laptop computer to class

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS71201	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Family Diversity I （家族の多様性 I）
Subject Name （Katakana）	カゾクノタヨウセイ I
Subject Name in English	Family Diversity I
Instructor	WATANABE MEGUMI
Instructor (Katakana)	ワタナベ　メグミ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Weds1-2：IAS K210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture, discussion, group activity, presentation
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Family sociology, diversity, SDG_03, SDG_05, SDG_17
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues. ・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them. ・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course will provide an overview of the family from a sociological perspective (e.g., the functions of the family, changing family and marriage forms, theoretical and research frameworks in studying the family). It will emphasize how diversity – including race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and social class – influences the structure and functions of the family. The overall aim of this course is to help students develop knowledge and skills to challenge the normative understanding of the family.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1 (Nov. 29) Course introduction. What is the family? Lesson 2 (Dec. 6) Theoretical perspectives on the family Lesson 3 (Dec. 13) Race, ethnicity, and immigration Lesson 4 (Dec. 20) Midterm exam* Lesson 5 (Dec. 25) Background on topics covered in the guest lecture Lesson 6 (Jan. 10) Balancing work and family roles Lesson 7 (Jan. 24) Wrap up and review Lesson 8 (Jan. 31) Final exam* *The midterm and final exams will be 45 minutes long.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Cohen, Philip N. 2020. The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change (3rd Edition). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Supplemental materials and reading assignments for each lesson will be provided via Bb9.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1-3, 6: Come to class prepared to exchange ideas and criticism of the assigned readings. Lesson 4: Study for the midterm exam, which will cover all the topics covered in Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II by that time. Lesson 7/8: Review the topics covered in Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II during the term.
Requirements	Students must take Family Diversity I and Family Diversity II together. The maximum enrollment for this course is forty. If the number of students who have registered for the course exceeds the enrollment limit, a lottery will be held at the first class meeting.
Grading Method	Exams, quizzes, assignments, discussions/activities, presentation
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Bring a laptop computer to class
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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