SOC 3947 - Honors Ideology & Social Change in Japan

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

This course provides a sociological look at the conditions which have contributed to Japan’s emergence as a world economic force. How do culture, social organization, life style, ideology, and global politics affect Japan’s rapid rise to power? Is Japan a closed society? What significance do factors such as racism, religion, education, family, the military, class, and population changes hold for understanding what has happened in Japan and in Japan’s relations with outsiders, particularly the U.S.? What significance does this analysis have for the future of Sociology in the U.S.?

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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