ASF34001 Special Topics in Social Field Studies B

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ASF34001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会フィールド研究特論Ｂ

Subject Name
（Katakana）シャカイフィールドケンキュウトクロンB

Subject Name in
English Special Topics in Social Field Studies B

Instructor TAKAI YASUHIRO

Instructor
(Katakana) タカイ　ヤスヒロ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

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） 05 : Sociology

Eligible Students

Keywords Fieldwork, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Thailand, Laos, Local Community, Fact, Society, Research Method

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 Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In this class, the Lecturer will explain basic knowledge about fieldwork in sociology and anthropology, and then give a lecture based on the findings of the lecture’s previous field researches in Thailand and Laos.  By the end of the class, students should be able to get some basic images on academic fieldwork.

Class Schedule 1. Orientation
2. Sociology, Anthropology, and Fieldwork for thinking about “Society”
3. Why do Sociologists or Anthropologists try to deal with Field Research in Foreign Countries?
4. Fieldwork in a Thai Rural Village: A Case Study on Thai “Family”
5. Fieldwork in a Thai Rural Village: An Approach for thinking about Animism
6. Sociological Research on Thai Buddhism
7. People in the Post-Indochina WarⅡPeriod: A Case of Thai People of Vietnamese Descent in North-east Thailand
8. Reconstruction from the Indochina WarⅡ: A Case of Local City in Northern Laos
9. Distribution across National Borders in the Inland Region of Mainland Southeast Asia
10. Extensive Research on Water-Buffalo/cattle Regular Markets in Thailand
11. Field Research on Livestock for thinking about Culture and Society
12. Field Research on Rural Communities in Laos in the 2020s: Focusing Populated Areas
13. Field Research on Rural Communities in Laos in the 2020s: Focusing Periphery Areas
14. Let’s think about What You can do: Design your own Field Research Plan
15. Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. None in particular, introduction will be made in class

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The Lecture will be based on sociology, anthropology and area studies on Thailand and Laos. It is recommended to read through an introductory book on sociology and anthropology to facilitate understanding. We encourage you to search internet for getting basic information on Thai and Laos.

Requirements None

Grading Method Working papers for each session and final report

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message The Lecture will be focusing on Thai/Laos rural areas. But the field research methods are applicable for fieldwork in other countries.

Other None in particular

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASF34001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会フィールド研究特論Ｂ
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイフィールドケンキュウトクロンB
Subject Name in English	Special Topics in Social Field Studies B
Instructor	TAKAI YASUHIRO
Instructor (Katakana)	タカイ　ヤスヒロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

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）	05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Fieldwork, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Thailand, Laos, Local Community, Fact, Society, Research Method
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 Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this class, the Lecturer will explain basic knowledge about fieldwork in sociology and anthropology, and then give a lecture based on the findings of the lecture’s previous field researches in Thailand and Laos. By the end of the class, students should be able to get some basic images on academic fieldwork.
Class Schedule	1. Orientation 2. Sociology, Anthropology, and Fieldwork for thinking about “Society” 3. Why do Sociologists or Anthropologists try to deal with Field Research in Foreign Countries? 4. Fieldwork in a Thai Rural Village: A Case Study on Thai “Family” 5. Fieldwork in a Thai Rural Village: An Approach for thinking about Animism 6. Sociological Research on Thai Buddhism 7. People in the Post-Indochina WarⅡPeriod: A Case of Thai People of Vietnamese Descent in North-east Thailand 8. Reconstruction from the Indochina WarⅡ: A Case of Local City in Northern Laos 9. Distribution across National Borders in the Inland Region of Mainland Southeast Asia 10. Extensive Research on Water-Buffalo/cattle Regular Markets in Thailand 11. Field Research on Livestock for thinking about Culture and Society 12. Field Research on Rural Communities in Laos in the 2020s: Focusing Populated Areas 13. Field Research on Rural Communities in Laos in the 2020s: Focusing Periphery Areas 14. Let’s think about What You can do: Design your own Field Research Plan 15. Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	None in particular, introduction will be made in class
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The Lecture will be based on sociology, anthropology and area studies on Thailand and Laos. It is recommended to read through an introductory book on sociology and anthropology to facilitate understanding. We encourage you to search internet for getting basic information on Thai and Laos.
Requirements	None
Grading Method	Working papers for each session and final report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	The Lecture will be focusing on Thai/Laos rural areas. But the field research methods are applicable for fieldwork in other countries.
Other	None in particular
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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