CC422204 Human Development and Family Studies

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC422204 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 人間発達と家族

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニンゲンハッタツトカゾク

Subject Name in
English Human Development and Family Studies

Instructor To be announced.

Instructor
(Katakana) タントウキョウインミテイ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture-oriented, print distribution

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences

Eligible Students

Keywords family, love and marriage, marital relationship, parent-child relationship, elderly people and family

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Focusing on the family that is the place of human life, and gaining various knowledge related to the psychological connection between members of the family.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Human Life Sciences Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding related to historical or contemporary issues confronting human beings and society.
・Basic understanding on adolescent children.
（Abilities and Skills）
・Various life skills related to Human Life Science Education or Life-long Activities Education about human life.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Asking what "family" is, and re-evaluating the most basic form of people, which is made up of individual psychological connections. In particular, lectures will be given from late adolescence to adulthood and old age, where love and marriage are considered as developmental issues in life-long development.

Class Schedule Lesson 1. Introduction to Family Relations: What is a Family?
Lesson 2. The origin and evolution of the family: human evolution and generation of the family, appearance of the father
Lesson 3. Love and Marriage 1: The Biological Basis of Spousal Choice
Lesson 4. Love and Marriage 2: Attitudes to Marriage and Spousal Choice
Lesson 5. The present condition of marriage: Developmental issues for marriage, the process to marriage
Lesson 6. Marriage value: pros and cons of marriage
Lesson 7. Marriage and Marital Relationships: Preparing to Become a Parent
Lesson 8. Childbirth and Childcare: The Start of Intergenerational Relationships
Lesson 9. Marital relationship: Changes in marital satisfaction and its factors
Lesson 10. Family Care: Role Sharing in Families
Lesson 11. Parent-Child Relationship: Characteristics of Japanese Parent-Child Relationship
Lesson 12. Mother-child relationship and father-child relationship: Cooperation and joint, way of division of labor
Lesson 13. Children and Parents: Parents for Children and Parents for Children
Lesson 14. Growth as a Parent: The Meaning of Having a Child
Lesson 15. Elderly people and their families: how they grow up in their families

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook is used

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handout, video (PC / other image materials)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1.
Preparatory lesson: Think about who your family is.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 2.
Preparatory study: Think about the characteristics of people's families.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 3.
Preparatory study: Find a lover or think about what to focus on when selecting a spouse.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 4.
Preparatory study: Think about what you should keep in mind when you get married.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 5.
Preparatory lesson: Think about your past love and your future love.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 6.
Preparatory lessons: Think about how marriage affects different things for men and women.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 7.
Preparatory lesson: If you have children, consider which gender and how many people you want.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 8.
Preparatory study: Let's consider what kind of influence the increase in family members can have.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 9.
Preparatory study: Consider how you think that both husband and wife will be satisfied by marriage.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 10.
Preparatory study: Think about what role you think there is in your family.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 11.
Preparatory study: Let's look for places where parent-child relationships in Japan seem to be different from those in other countries.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 12.
Preparatory study: Think about how mother-child relationship and father-child relationship will affect children's development.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 13.
Preparatory study: For yourself, consider what your parents were and what they are today.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 14.
Preparatory study: If you become a parent, think about how you want to raise your child.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Lesson 15.
Preparatory study: We will examine the current situation of the elderly.
Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.

Requirements

Grading Method Evaluation is based on the results of the final exam, but this is a comprehensive judgment taking into consideration the usual attendance attitude and the activeness of class participation.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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 Education
Lecture Code	CC422204	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	人間発達と家族
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニンゲンハッタツトカゾク
Subject Name in English	Human Development and Family Studies
Instructor	To be announced.
Instructor (Katakana)	タントウキョウインミテイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture-oriented, print distribution
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords	family, love and marriage, marital relationship, parent-child relationship, elderly people and family
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Focusing on the family that is the place of human life, and gaining various knowledge related to the psychological connection between members of the family.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Human Life Sciences Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding related to historical or contemporary issues confronting human beings and society. ・Basic understanding on adolescent children. （Abilities and Skills）・Various life skills related to Human Life Science Education or Life-long Activities Education about human life.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Asking what "family" is, and re-evaluating the most basic form of people, which is made up of individual psychological connections. In particular, lectures will be given from late adolescence to adulthood and old age, where love and marriage are considered as developmental issues in life-long development.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1. Introduction to Family Relations: What is a Family? Lesson 2. The origin and evolution of the family: human evolution and generation of the family, appearance of the father Lesson 3. Love and Marriage 1: The Biological Basis of Spousal Choice Lesson 4. Love and Marriage 2: Attitudes to Marriage and Spousal Choice Lesson 5. The present condition of marriage: Developmental issues for marriage, the process to marriage Lesson 6. Marriage value: pros and cons of marriage Lesson 7. Marriage and Marital Relationships: Preparing to Become a Parent Lesson 8. Childbirth and Childcare: The Start of Intergenerational Relationships Lesson 9. Marital relationship: Changes in marital satisfaction and its factors Lesson 10. Family Care: Role Sharing in Families Lesson 11. Parent-Child Relationship: Characteristics of Japanese Parent-Child Relationship Lesson 12. Mother-child relationship and father-child relationship: Cooperation and joint, way of division of labor Lesson 13. Children and Parents: Parents for Children and Parents for Children Lesson 14. Growth as a Parent: The Meaning of Having a Child Lesson 15. Elderly people and their families: how they grow up in their families
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook is used
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handout, video (PC / other image materials)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1. Preparatory lesson: Think about who your family is. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 2. Preparatory study: Think about the characteristics of people's families. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 3. Preparatory study: Find a lover or think about what to focus on when selecting a spouse. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 4. Preparatory study: Think about what you should keep in mind when you get married. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 5. Preparatory lesson: Think about your past love and your future love. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 6. Preparatory lessons: Think about how marriage affects different things for men and women. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 7. Preparatory lesson: If you have children, consider which gender and how many people you want. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 8. Preparatory study: Let's consider what kind of influence the increase in family members can have. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 9. Preparatory study: Consider how you think that both husband and wife will be satisfied by marriage. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 10. Preparatory study: Think about what role you think there is in your family. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 11. Preparatory study: Let's look for places where parent-child relationships in Japan seem to be different from those in other countries. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 12. Preparatory study: Think about how mother-child relationship and father-child relationship will affect children's development. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 13. Preparatory study: For yourself, consider what your parents were and what they are today. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 14. Preparatory study: If you become a parent, think about how you want to raise your child. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes. Lesson 15. Preparatory study: We will examine the current situation of the elderly. Review: Reconfirm the contents of the lecture and organize the notes.
Requirements
Grading Method	Evaluation is based on the results of the final exam, but this is a comprehensive judgment taking into consideration the usual attendance attitude and the activeness of class participation.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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