Theme Studies II-A — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

科目名	Theme Studies II-A Role of the Family in the 21st Century
担当教員	Wanduragal
授業の目的、または到達目標	To raise students’ awareness of an important social issue: the role of the family in the 21st Century.
授業の概要	Students will study the family in the 21st Century, its changes and the challenges it faces along with shifts in values, lifestyles and other socioeconomic factors. The course aims to develop students’ proficiency in reading and writing while developing an firm understanding of the social issues surrounding the family.


科目群/ベンチマーク	Adv.
時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	Introduction: The Changing Family	Reading assignment
	2	Are Japanese Families in Crisis?	Reading assignment
	3	Families in Postwar Japan	Reading assignment
	4	Families in Postwar Japan	Reading assignment
	5	Children	Reading assignment
	6	The Working Woman	Reading assignment
	7	Life Choices for Women and Men	Reading assignment
	8	Life Choices for Women and Men	Reading assignment
	9	21st Century Blues	Reading assignment
	10	Fatherhood	Reading assignment
	11	Single Mother Families	Reading assignment
	12	The Divorce Debate	Reading assignment
	13	The Declining Birthrate	Reading assignment
	14	Conclusion: Families as Models of Diversity	Reading assignment
	15	Student Presentations
準備学習	A reading assignment will be given for homework to enable students to participate actively in group discussions. Students will also conduct research, write a five-page academic paper and make a presentation on their findings.
教科書	White, M. I. (2002). Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval. London: University of California Press.
参考文献	Website and supplementary articles provided by the instructor
成績評価方法・基準	Class work 50% (class participation, and homework). Research Paper 40% (Outline 5%, Rough Draft 10%, Final Draft 25%), Final Presentation 10%

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