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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Japanese

158-347/447 Prejudice and Pride: Social Problems in Japan

Credit Points:

16.7 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr Carolyn Stevens

Prerequisite/s:

Normally, four 16.7 point units of study in Japanese or other Asian Studies related course.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

One weekly two and a half hour seminar

Subject Description:

This subject aims to prepare students for more specialised studies in Japanese society and culture. The subject offers interdisciplinary views of the political, economic, religious and cultural ideologies which foster inequality between different social groups in Japan to make students aware of heterogeneous aspects of Japanese society as well as the public and private institutions that deal with these issues. Issues such as gender, ethnicity, caste, and disability will be addressed. The subject will also include an examination of the relevant institutions (such as the family registry system, employment protection laws, and social welfare programs) which promote or attack prejudice against heterogeneous social groups.

Assessment:

Written assignments totalling not more than 5000 words at third year; not more than 6000 words at fourth year. Students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of all classes in order to be eligible to take the examinations.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Michael Weiner (ed), Japan's Minorities: The Illusion of Homogeneity, London and New York, Routledge, 1996.
  • Rob Steven, Class in Contemporary Japan, Cambridge, London and New York, Cambridge University Press, 1983.
  • James Valentine, On the Borderlines: The Significance of Marginality in Japanese Society, from Unwrapping Japan, Ben-Ari, Moeran and Valentine, eds. Manchester, University of Manchester Press, 1990.
  • Komai, Hiroshi, Migrant Workers in Japan, London and New York, Kegan Paul International, 1995.
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