WNB06501 Special Study in Social Studies Education (Social Studies, Civics) A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program

Lecture Code WNB06501 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会認識教育学特別研究（社会・公民）Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Special Study in Social Studies Education (Social Studies, Civics) A

Instructor HATA HIROTO

Instructor
(Katakana) ハタ　ヒロト

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Inte：Faculty Office

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

Seminar, report and discussion on English specialized books and treatises.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Law

Eligible Students would-be social scientists

Keywords Legal profession. Social stratification, Prestige in work, Legal realism.

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline You will understand the social changes of legal profession and these influence upon the legal practices through reading some clasicc researches. As such, you could design some counterpart study in Japan.

Class Schedule Lesson 1  PART 1 Introduction pp. 14–61; 48 pages
  Chapter 1 Introduction: The Making of Lawyers’ Careers
Lesson 2  Ch. 2 From the Golden Age to the Age of Disruption: Setting the Context for Lawyers’ Careers in the New Millennium

Lesson 3  PART 2  The Structure of Lawyers’ Careers  pp.62–134; 73 pages
  Ch.3 Change and Continuity in the Legal Field: From Walled-Off Hemispheres to More or Less Mixed Hierarchical Sequences
Lesson 4  Ch.4 Race, Class, and Gender in the Structuring of Lawyers’ Early Careers
Lesson 5  Ch.5 Two Hemispheres Revisited: Fields of Law, Practice Settings, and Client Types
Lesson 6  PART 3  The Narratives of Lawyers’ Careers  pp. 135–253; 119 pages
  Ch.6 Moving Up and Moving On: Careers in Law Firms

Lesson 7  Ch.7 Rethinking the Solo Practitioner
Lesson 8  Ch.8PartMoving Inside: Practicing Law in Business Organizations
Lesson 9  Ch.9 Commitment, Careerism, and Stratification: Careers in Government, Nonprofits, an d Public Interest Organizations
Lesson 10  PART 4  Inequalities of Race and Gender  pp. 254–309; 56 pages
  Ch.10 White Spaces: The Enduring Racialization of American Law Firms
Lesson 11  Ch.11 Student Debt and Cumulative (Dis)Advantage in Lawyers’ Careers
Lesson 12  Ch.12 Hegemonic Masculinity, Parenthood, and Gender Inequality
Lesson 13  PART 5  Public Roles and Private Lives pp. 310–352; 43 pages
  Ch.13 Dualities of Politics, Public Service, and Pro Bono in Lawyers’ Careers
Lesson 14  Ch.14 Lawyers’ Satisfaction and the Making of Lawyers’ Careers
Lesson 15  PART 6  Conclusion pp. 353–369; 17pages
  Ch.15 Conclusion: Structure and Agency in the Making of Lawyers’ Careers

You will submit several short reports in classes.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. TEXT= Robert L. Nelson, et al., The Making of Lawyers' Careers: Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession, University of Chicago Press, 2023-10-03. in Chicago Series in Law and Society Series.
Reference Book= Heinz, John P, and Laumann, Edward O, and Nelson, Robert L, Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar, University of Chicago Press, 2005.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms

(More Details) TEAMS, Virtual Learning System in this university.

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review You would report sumaries of the texts and, by strict discussion, find some homework tasks to investigate.

Requirements My major is Sociology of Law & Crime.

Grading Method Comprehensive evaluation of learning activities in verval and written statements.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Let's access to Justice, through various materials!

Other Illinois State Bar Association https://www.isba.org/
Chicago Bar Association https://www.chicagobar.org/chicagobar/
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender https://www.cookcountypublicdefender.org/

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Educational Sciences Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
Lecture Code	WNB06501	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会認識教育学特別研究（社会・公民）Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Special Study in Social Studies Education (Social Studies, Civics) A
Instructor	HATA HIROTO
Instructor (Katakana)	ハタ　ヒロト
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Inte：Faculty Office
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Seminar, report and discussion on English specialized books and treatises.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Law
Eligible Students	would-be social scientists
Keywords	Legal profession. Social stratification, Prestige in work, Legal realism.
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	You will understand the social changes of legal profession and these influence upon the legal practices through reading some clasicc researches. As such, you could design some counterpart study in Japan.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1 PART 1 Introduction pp. 14–61; 48 pages Chapter 1 Introduction: The Making of Lawyers’ Careers Lesson 2 Ch. 2 From the Golden Age to the Age of Disruption: Setting the Context for Lawyers’ Careers in the New Millennium Lesson 3 PART 2 The Structure of Lawyers’ Careers pp.62–134; 73 pages Ch.3 Change and Continuity in the Legal Field: From Walled-Off Hemispheres to More or Less Mixed Hierarchical Sequences Lesson 4 Ch.4 Race, Class, and Gender in the Structuring of Lawyers’ Early Careers Lesson 5 Ch.5 Two Hemispheres Revisited: Fields of Law, Practice Settings, and Client Types Lesson 6 PART 3 The Narratives of Lawyers’ Careers pp. 135–253; 119 pages Ch.6 Moving Up and Moving On: Careers in Law Firms Lesson 7 Ch.7 Rethinking the Solo Practitioner Lesson 8 Ch.8PartMoving Inside: Practicing Law in Business Organizations Lesson 9 Ch.9 Commitment, Careerism, and Stratification: Careers in Government, Nonprofits, an d Public Interest Organizations Lesson 10 PART 4 Inequalities of Race and Gender pp. 254–309; 56 pages Ch.10 White Spaces: The Enduring Racialization of American Law Firms Lesson 11 Ch.11 Student Debt and Cumulative (Dis)Advantage in Lawyers’ Careers Lesson 12 Ch.12 Hegemonic Masculinity, Parenthood, and Gender Inequality Lesson 13 PART 5 Public Roles and Private Lives pp. 310–352; 43 pages Ch.13 Dualities of Politics, Public Service, and Pro Bono in Lawyers’ Careers Lesson 14 Ch.14 Lawyers’ Satisfaction and the Making of Lawyers’ Careers Lesson 15 PART 6 Conclusion pp. 353–369; 17pages Ch.15 Conclusion: Structure and Agency in the Making of Lawyers’ Careers You will submit several short reports in classes.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	TEXT= Robert L. Nelson, et al., The Making of Lawyers' Careers: Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession, University of Chicago Press, 2023-10-03. in Chicago Series in Law and Society Series. Reference Book= Heinz, John P, and Laumann, Edward O, and Nelson, Robert L, Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar, University of Chicago Press, 2005.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
(More Details)	TEAMS, Virtual Learning System in this university.
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	You would report sumaries of the texts and, by strict discussion, find some homework tasks to investigate.
Requirements	My major is Sociology of Law & Crime.
Grading Method	Comprehensive evaluation of learning activities in verval and written statements.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Let's access to Justice, through various materials!
Other	Illinois State Bar Association https://www.isba.org/ Chicago Bar Association https://www.chicagobar.org/chicagobar/ Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender https://www.cookcountypublicdefender.org/
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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