Undergraduate - UnitATS2648 - Japanese society and the new millennium

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Japanese Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Dr Jeremy Breaden

Notes

Previously coded JPS2110

Synopsis

This unit explores the major changes in social organisation and lifestyles taking place in Japan since 2000. After surveying important aspects of contemporary Japanese society such as education, work, the family and consumer culture, the unit examines selected issues which are currently being debated in the Japanese media and political arena. Special attention will be given to Japan's engagement with globalisation, as manifested in debates over multiculturalism and international cooperation.

Outcomes

Students successfully completing this subject will have developed:

Familiarity with the range of approaches applied to understanding contemporary Japanese society;
Critical insights into the key changes in Japanese social organisation and lifestyles today, and the domestic and global dynamics of these changes;
An appreciation of the relevance of Japanese experiences of social change to their own national and individual circumstances;
Skills of independent research, textual analysis and communication, both oral and written.