Course title
途上地域人口社会学   [Population Sociology]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	1～	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	05MI5030
Instructor(s)
竹内 郁雄, 山田 祐彰, 聶 海松   [TAKEUCHI Ikuo, YAMADA Masaaki, NIE Haisong]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School of Agriculture	Office		Email address

Course description

Focus on issues related to population during the course.

Expected Learning

Obtain a basic understanding of sustainable social development and community planning with a focus on population issues.

Course schedule

week 1: Class orientation week 2: Global population picture week 3: Population explosion in relation to the environment and food production week 4: Purpose of population control and family planning in developing countries Ⅰ week 5: Purpose of population control and family planning in developing countries Ⅱ week 6: Challenges for developing countries: child labor issues week 7: Challenges for developing countries: human trafficking issues Week 8: Challenges for developing countries: gender issues Week 9: Midterm exam Week 10: The explanation of midterm exam Week 11: Population migration: domestic Week 12: Population migration: international Week 13: Aging in the 21st century: challenges Week 14: Aging in the 21st century: opportunities Week 15: Final Exam

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handouts will be distributed as needed

References

Assessment/Grading

Participation in the class and homework assignment (40%), Midterm exam (30%) and Final exam (30%)

Message from instructor(s)

Students are expected to contribute in every class. Please be prepared to share your opinion and/or perspective about your home country in relation to the topics covered in class.

Course keywords

population explosion, food production, environmental destruction, population control, population migration, aging

Office hours

Available upon request

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

English

Language Subject

Last update

10/6/2017 4:59:07 PM