Contemporary Society

　We study various themes and topics in contemporary society. Our inquiry is wide-ranging and includes specific topics such as: individualization, risk society, religion, welfare systems and theory, civil society, inequality and poverty, bioethics, criminal sociology, capitalism and emotion, suicide. We employ a broad range of empirical research methods including interviews, questionnaire surveys, and media content analyses. In addition, we engage in the theoretical interrogation of sociological theories.

Course topics

• Sociological theories
• Qualitative research methods
• Understanding contemporary society through religio
• Criminal sociology
• Bioethics
• Capitalism and emotion
• Suicide
• Welfare systems and theory

Staff

• Professor
  Kawabata Akira
• Associate Professor
  Croydon Silvia
• Associate Professor
  Yamada Yoko
• Associate Professor
  Endo Chikako
• Assistant Professor
  Okada Kumiko