8B501401 Japanese Society and Gender Issues

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Morito Institute of Global Higher Education

Lecture Code 8B501401 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Japanese Society and Gender Issues

Subject Name
（Katakana）ジャパニーズ　ソサイアティ　アンド　ジェンダー　イシューズ

Subject Name in
English Japanese Society and Gender Issues

Instructor TSUNEMATSU NAOMI

Instructor
(Katakana) ツネマツ　ナオミ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Thur5-8：EDU K203

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Classroom: Education K203
The course consists of:
Lectures, Field Trips to local industry, local community, and high school, Group Work & Group Presentation, Work Sheet, and Final Paper.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students International Students (HUSA, IGS, etc.) and Japanese Students [Undergraduate]

Keywords gender theory, Japanese society, household system, education, equality in work place, sexual harassment, stalking, child abuse, diversity and inclusion

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) *IMPORTANT:
 This course is offered for 1) Undergraduate Students and 2) Graduate Students. Graduate students obtain credits by registering for the graduate level course.
 This course has a LIMITED CAPACITY, due to fieldtrips (bus will be chartered).  Students might have to draw lots if exceeding number of students wish to attend it.

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.
・The knowledge and understanding of one's own language and culture and other languages and cultures that are prerequisite abilities for communication with people from different cultures and areas of specialization.
・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the
mutual relations and their importance among individual
academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・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 conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
・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 Objectives
By taking this course, students will
 Gain understanding of gender equality issues in Japanese society: education and work place, gender issues in international context, women’s empowerment, women and local society from historical perspectives, and gender related social issues.
 Learn to critically examine the way Japanese women/men have been represented socially, culturally, and historically, and its reality, through fieldwork in a local industry, local high school, and joint study.
 Gain basic understanding of feminist theories in the context of Japanese society

Class Schedule lesson1  Class 1  Course Orientation /Ice Breaking: Group Work No.1 OR Field Trip to Local Festival (Matsuri)
lesson2  Class 2  Diversity & Inclusion / Doing Project Work / Japan and Cultural Dimensions /
Team Building: Group Work No.2

lesson3  Class 3  Feminist Theories and Women’s Studies/ Team Building: Group Work No.3
lesson4  Class 4  Field Study No.1 COVID-19 & High School Operation [Guest Speaker of Field Trip]
lesson5  Class 5  Ie (household) System / Parental Right and Child Custody / International Marriage
lesson6  Class 6  Field Study No.2 Local Society & City Council in Japan [Guest Speaker]
lesson7  Class 7  Group Presentation No.1 : University & Gender Policies
lesson8  Class 8  Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Poverty [Guest Speaker]
lesson9  Class 9  Japanese Women in Higher Education and Work Place
      Team Building: Group Work No.4

lesson10  Class 10  How to Write a Research Paper & Academic Work
lesson11   Class 11 Work and Gender in Postwar Period in Japan
lesson12  Class 12  Field Study No.3:Local Industry, SATAKE Corporation [Guest Speaker or Field Trip]
lesson13  Class 13  Group Presentation No.2: Workplace and Gender Issues
lesson14  Class 14  Group Work (Discussion for Proposal)
lesson15  Class 15  Field Study No.4: International Exchange by Nisshokan High School  /  Class 16 Presentation No.3: Proposal to University - Diversity & Inclusion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Please refer to the English syllabus.   This course is taught in English.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Please refer to the English syllabus.   This course is taught in English.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please refer to the English syllabus.   This course is taught in English.

Requirements [Undergraduate Student / Graduate Student]
**Schedule can be changed since it needs to be arranged with local school, local government, and local industry, etc.
     Due to the capacity of the Bus for field trips, only the limited number of students can take this course (if the course is offered face-to-face only.)
 Criteria for the Final paper differs depending on the student’s status.
     Graduate students are required to write a longer paper.  For the details, please refer to the syllabus distributed in the class.
<Under Covid-19 Influence>
**Fieldwork might be replaced with the lectures by guest instructors from industry, high school, city assembly, etc. according to the Covid-19 situation.
**When face-to-face class cannot be held due to Covid-19, the course will be offered online.
*It can be hybrid style, combining face-to-face and online classes.

Grading Method Assessment (Total)
Attendance in Lectures & Field Trips                       20%
Active Participation in Discussions in Fieldwork        10 %
Work sheet (Distribution Only for Self Study)            0%
Group Presentation                                               10%
Group Presentation File                                         15%
Project Proposal                                                   25%
Final Paper                                                        20%
TOTAL                                                               100%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message * Active participation in the class is appreciated.
* If you have any inquiry, please contact the lecturer via email or phone (Domestic 082 424 6279,  International +81 82 424 6279).

Other **Fieldwork might be replaced with the lectures by guest instructors from industry, high school, city assembly, etc. according to the Covid-19 situation.
**When face-to-face class cannot be held due to Covid-19, the course will be offered online.
*It can be hybrid style, combining face-to-face and online classes.

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	Morito Institute of Global Higher Education
Lecture Code	8B501401	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Japanese Society and Gender Issues
Subject Name （Katakana）	ジャパニーズ　ソサイアティ　アンド　ジェンダー　イシューズ
Subject Name in English	Japanese Society and Gender Issues
Instructor	TSUNEMATSU NAOMI
Instructor (Katakana)	ツネマツ　ナオミ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Thur5-8：EDU K203
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Classroom: Education K203 The course consists of: Lectures, Field Trips to local industry, local community, and high school, Group Work & Group Presentation, Work Sheet, and Final Paper.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students	International Students (HUSA, IGS, etc.) and Japanese Students [Undergraduate]
Keywords	gender theory, Japanese society, household system, education, equality in work place, sexual harassment, stalking, child abuse, diversity and inclusion
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	*IMPORTANT:  This course is offered for 1) Undergraduate Students and 2) Graduate Students. Graduate students obtain credits by registering for the graduate level course.  This course has a LIMITED CAPACITY, due to fieldtrips (bus will be chartered). Students might have to draw lots if exceeding number of students wish to attend it.
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. ・The knowledge and understanding of one's own language and culture and other languages and cultures that are prerequisite abilities for communication with people from different cultures and areas of specialization. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. ・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 conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. ・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	Objectives By taking this course, students will  Gain understanding of gender equality issues in Japanese society: education and work place, gender issues in international context, women’s empowerment, women and local society from historical perspectives, and gender related social issues.  Learn to critically examine the way Japanese women/men have been represented socially, culturally, and historically, and its reality, through fieldwork in a local industry, local high school, and joint study.  Gain basic understanding of feminist theories in the context of Japanese society
Class Schedule	lesson1 Class 1 Course Orientation /Ice Breaking: Group Work No.1 OR Field Trip to Local Festival (Matsuri) lesson2 Class 2 Diversity & Inclusion / Doing Project Work / Japan and Cultural Dimensions / Team Building: Group Work No.2 lesson3 Class 3 Feminist Theories and Women’s Studies/ Team Building: Group Work No.3 lesson4 Class 4 Field Study No.1 COVID-19 & High School Operation [Guest Speaker of Field Trip] lesson5 Class 5 Ie (household) System / Parental Right and Child Custody / International Marriage lesson6 Class 6 Field Study No.2 Local Society & City Council in Japan [Guest Speaker] lesson7 Class 7 Group Presentation No.1 : University & Gender Policies lesson8 Class 8 Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Poverty [Guest Speaker] lesson9 Class 9 Japanese Women in Higher Education and Work Place Team Building: Group Work No.4 lesson10 Class 10 How to Write a Research Paper & Academic Work lesson11 Class 11 Work and Gender in Postwar Period in Japan lesson12 Class 12 Field Study No.3:Local Industry, SATAKE Corporation [Guest Speaker or Field Trip] lesson13 Class 13 Group Presentation No.2: Workplace and Gender Issues lesson14 Class 14 Group Work (Discussion for Proposal) lesson15 Class 15 Field Study No.4: International Exchange by Nisshokan High School / Class 16 Presentation No.3: Proposal to University - Diversity & Inclusion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Please refer to the English syllabus. This course is taught in English.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Please refer to the English syllabus. This course is taught in English.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please refer to the English syllabus. This course is taught in English.
Requirements	[Undergraduate Student / Graduate Student] Schedule can be changed since it needs to be arranged with local school, local government, and local industry, etc.  Due to the capacity of the Bus for field trips, only the limited number of students can take this course (if the course is offered face-to-face only.)  Criteria for the Final paper differs depending on the student’s status.  Graduate students are required to write a longer paper. For the details, please refer to the syllabus distributed in the class. <Under Covid-19 Influence> Fieldwork might be replaced with the lectures by guest instructors from industry, high school, city assembly, etc. according to the Covid-19 situation. *When face-to-face class cannot be held due to Covid-19, the course will be offered online. It can be hybrid style, combining face-to-face and online classes.
Grading Method	Assessment (Total) Attendance in Lectures & Field Trips 20% Active Participation in Discussions in Fieldwork 10 % Work sheet (Distribution Only for Self Study) 0% Group Presentation 10% Group Presentation File 15% Project Proposal 25% Final Paper 20% TOTAL 100%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	* Active participation in the class is appreciated. * If you have any inquiry, please contact the lecturer via email or phone (Domestic 082 424 6279, International +81 82 424 6279).
Other	Fieldwork might be replaced with the lectures by guest instructors from industry, high school, city assembly, etc. according to the Covid-19 situation. When face-to-face class cannot be held due to Covid-19, the course will be offered online. *It can be hybrid style, combining face-to-face and online classes.
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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