Regional Sociology

Course title

S2458000

Regional Sociology

Course description

Regional sociology deals with social relationships and daily lives of people living in multi-scaled world. It examines also sociological concepts and theories in relation to the specific situations. This course introduces basic concepts and theories of regional sociology, which may be helpful to tackle the issues such as regional disparities and social exclusions. In the classes, concrete cases will be examined from the multi-scale perspectives.
This class will be conducted using both in-person and on-demand formats. The specific schedule will be provided in the first session.

Purpose of class

The aim of this course is to help students to study various methods and perspectives of regional sociology and to acquire multi-layered comprehensions about issues concerning "community". Students are also expected to gain the skills of finding solutions, in taking account of vulnerability of some people and the diversity among inhabitants, which could lead to more inclusive regional developments.

Goals and objectives

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
1.	To understand basic concepts and theories of regional sociology.	3.
2.	To be able to explain the reasons of various issues which local communities are faced by using acquired concepts and methods.	3.
3.	To be able to find the solutions for issues above and explain logically one's opinion.	3.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Minute papers	Report	Total.
1.	20%	20%	40%
2.	20%	20%	40%
3.	10%	10%	20%
Total.	50%	50%	-

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction	Read this syllabus carefully.	60分
1.	Introduction	Review what you learnt in the class.	120分
2.	Community and Scales	Prepare for the next class.	120分
2.	Community and Scales	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
3.	City1. Structure and Formation	Prepare for the next class.	120分
3.	City1. Structure and Formation	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
4.	City2. Urbanism	Prepare for the next class.	120分
4.	City2. Urbanism	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
5.	City3. Gentrification	Prepare for the next class.	120分
5.	City3. Gentrification	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
6.	City4. Global City	Prepare for the next class.	120分
6.	City4. Global City	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
7.	Ethnic community1. segregations	Prepare for the next class.	120分
7.	Ethnic community1. segregations	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
8.	Ethnic community2. conflicts (case study in Japan)	Prepare for the next class.	120分
8.	Ethnic community2. conflicts (case study in Japan)	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
9.	Ethnic community3. conflicts (case study in France)	Prepare for the next class.	120分
9.	Ethnic community3. conflicts (case study in France)	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
10.	Preparation for report writing	Collect information for report writing.	180分
10.	Preparation for report writing	Summarize the findings and write the report.	250分
11.	Nation as a community	Prepare for the next class.	120分
11.	Nation as a community	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
12.	Family as a community	Prepare for the next class.	120分
12.	Family as a community	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
13.	Body and community	Prepare for the next class.	120分
13.	Body and community	Review what you learnt in the class.	60分
14.	Concluding Summary	Review what you learnt in this course.	60分
Total.	-	-	2650分

Evaluation method and criteria

A mini-exam is required to submit after every classes (50%) as well as the midterm report (50%) . The final score will be determined by the total amount of points obtained (Passing score = 60 %). In case of a poor attendance (less than 2/3 of all classes), the student will get no credit.

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in outside of the class (ScombZ, mail, etc.)

Textbooks and reference materials

Will be introduced in the class.

Prerequisites

This course will be taught in Japanese.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

E-mail: ksato@shibaura-it.ac.jp

Regionally-oriented

Regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills

Active-learning course

N/A

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A	該当しない

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

10.REDUCED INEQUALITIES
11.SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

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