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SEMINAR B(1)

Lecturer(s)BABA, WAKANA
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2025 Fall
Day/PeriodMon.4
CampusSFC
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number25143
Faculty/Graduate SchoolPOLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Year Level1, 2, 3, 4
FieldRESEARCH SEMINARS SEMINARS
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LocationSFC
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K-Number FPE-CO-05003-311-86
Course AdministratorFaculty/Graduate SchoolFPEPOLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
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Main Course NumberLevel0Faculty-wide
Major Classification5Research Seminars
Minor Classification00Seminar
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification3Seminar
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction1Japanese
Academic Discipline86Comprehensive / Integrated Areas (Social Sciences)

Course Summary

Nowadays the problems related to the functions of family and their solutions are widely discussed in Japan. As a background of such a situation, we may point out that the traditional gender division of labour, 'men work, while women stay at home', still exists. When and how was it established? Such family form is called the 'modern family'. What kind of influence has the 'modern family' had on not only the institutions and policies but also behavioural norms and lives of the people? This seminar is targeted at those who want to explore the answers of these questions by relating the declining birthrate and aging population in methods for historical or sociological research.

Course Description/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

Nowadays the problems related to the functions of family and their solutions are widely discussed in Japan. As a background of such a situation, we may point out that the traditional gender division of labour, 'men work, while women stay at home', still exists. When and how was it established? Such family form is called the 'modern family'. What kind of influence has the 'modern family' had on not only the institutions and policies but also behavioural norms and lives of the people? This seminar is targeted at those who want to explore the answers of these questions by relating the declining birthrate and aging population in methods for historical or sociological research. We will read academic books and articles and discuss in the seminar. This semester, we will approach the theme of families and gender through literature on welfare, labour, education, arts and so on (see "Textbooks" for details).

Research Seminar Theme

Rethinking the Modern Family

Project Theme (next semester)

We will continue the same theme in the next semester. If quite a few want continuous participation in the seminar, we may focus on their research themes.

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Textbooks

Depending on the themes that the participants want to research/are interested in, the course coordinator will present several options and decide with the participants. At the moment, we are planning to read the following literatures:
畑本裕介・木下武徳(著). これからの福祉政策―ローカルの視点から考える. 有斐閣, 2024, 344p.
https://www.yuhikaku.co.jp/books/detail/9784641200128
宮本太郎(編著). 転げ落ちない社会―困窮と孤立をふせぐ制度戦略. 勁草書房, 2017, 384p.
https://www.keisoshobo.co.jp/book/b313360.html
宮本太郎(編著). 子どもが消えゆく国の転換. 勁草書房, 2025, 256p.
https://www.keisoshobo.co.jp/book/b10135250.html
山根純佳(著). なぜ女性はケア労働をするのか(電子版)―性別分業の再生産を超えて. 勁草書房, 2021, 340p.
https://www.keisoshobo.co.jp/book/b594586.html
山根純佳・平山亮(著). ケアする私の「しんどい」は、どこからくるのか―見えないケア責任を語る言葉を紡ぐために. 勁草書房, 2025, 288p.
https://www.keisoshobo.co.jp/book/b10136268.html
祐成保志・武田俊輔(編). コミュニティの社会学―「コミュニティ」のダイナミズムをとらえるために. 有斐閣, 2023, 276p.
https://www.yuhikaku.co.jp/books/detail/9784641174948

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