Japanese

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program
Lecture Code	WMD06100	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会構造分析論演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイコウゾウブンセキロンエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Sociological Analysis of Social Structure Seminar
Instructor	KANAMOTO YUTA
Instructor (Katakana)	カナモト　ユウタ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues1-4：Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-5
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			discussion, student presentations
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Sociology
Eligible Students
Keywords	Sociology, Welfare Sociology, Contemporary Social Theory, Sociological Analysis of Social Structure
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	In this course, students will learn sociological theories and concepts useful for analyzing the characteristics and changes in the social structure of contemporary society and their impact on the structure of people's lives through literature readings, reports, and discussions. The course also aims to cultivate the ability to analyze and discuss matters of interest to the students using such theories and concepts. Depending on the progress of the class, we may incorporate reports and discussions on the students' research topics and interests.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction, Determination of Reporting Responsibilities Introduce the assigned readings, assign presentation responsibilities, and explain the key learning objectives for the class lesson2 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson3 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson4 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson5 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson6 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson7 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson8 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson9 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson10 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson11 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson12 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson13 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson14 Literature report and discussion After hearing a literature report from the instructor, the entire class engages in a discussion to learn about sociologically significant theories, concepts, and approaches to research subjects lesson15 Class Summary Review the lesson content and confirm key points
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The literature to be covered is yet to be determined. We will announce this during the first class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Other (see [More Details])
	(More Details)	Student-created report resume
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Preparation: Please read the relevant sections of the literature and participate in the class even when you are not in charge of your own report. Review: Try to recapture your own interests and contemporary social trends from the theories and concepts learned in class.
Requirements	None in particular
Grading Method	We will comprehensively evaluate your efforts in literature reporting and discussion.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Active participation in the discussion is welcome.
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.