| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Introduction to the course | Explanation of the course, including how the class will be conducted, evaluation, and other points to be noted.
【Preparation】2 hour
Prepare to introduced yourself in English.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第2回 | History of Japanese families (1) | Will review the prewar "ie" system.
【Preparation】2 hour
See what you can find out about prewar "ie" system.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第3回 | History of Japanese families(2) | Will exmine postwar socioeonomic changes relevant to family life.
【Preparation】2 hour
Think of important socioeconomic changes that took place after WWII.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第4回 | History of Japanese families(3) | Will analyze the characteristics of "modern" Japanese families.
【Preparation】2 hour
Think how the family might have evolved from the "ie" system .
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第5回 | Families during the high economic growth(1) | Will examine the relationship between family life and the Japanese employment system.
【Preparation】2 hour
Come prepared to discuss some of the characteristics of the Japanese employment system.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第6回 | Families during the high economic growth(2) | Will examine the characteristics of the "salarymen-housewife" system
【Preparation】2 hour
Think of the ways in which the Japanese employment system might have influenced the family life.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第7回 | Families during the high economic growth(3) | Will analyze the "salarymen-housewife" system in relation to public policies and the welfare system.
【Preparation】2 hour
See what you can find out about the welfare system in Japan.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第8回 | Families in transition(1) | Will relate changing family life to the shift in the labor market.
【Preparation】2 hour
Come prepared to discuss what changes you see in the Japanese labor market.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第9回 | Families in transition(2) | Will analyze statistics on low birth rate and the aging of the population.
【Preparation】2 hour
Collect data on birth rate.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第10回 | Women's lives in transition | Women's continuous employment and the shift to the dual-earning model.
【Preparation】2 hour
Come prepared to discuss how women's lives are changing.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第11回 | Men's lives in transition | Declining breadwinner model and changes in men's lives.
【Preparation】2 hour
Come prepared to discuss how men's lives are changing.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
| 第12回 | Group research and presentation(1) | Group research on problems/challenges that contemporary Japanese families face.
【Preparation】2 hour
Think of problems/challenges that contemporary Japanese families face.
【Review】2 hour
Select one issue to focus on. |
| 第13回 | Group research and presentation(2) | Continue your group research.
【Preparation】2 hour
Divide tasks among group members.
【Review】2 hour
Coordinate with group members to finish research. |
| 第14回 | Group research and presentation(3) | Prepare and present your findings.
【Preparation】2 hour
Prepare your presentation.
【Review】2 hour
Write up a report. |
| 第15回 | Summary of central issues | Will review central issues learned in class.
【Preparation】2 hour
Prepare to discuss what was most insightful to you that you learned in the course.
【Review】2 hour
Will be instructed in class. |
