Multi-layered Construction of the History of Social Research

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22330145
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: SATO KENJI 東京大学, 人文社会系研究科, 教授 (50162425)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AKAGAWA Manabu 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科, 准教授 (10273062) ; DEGUCHI Takeshi 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科, 准教授 (40340484) ; SUKENARI Yasushi 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科, 准教授 (50382461) ; HIGASHI Yumiko 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科, 特任助教 (00307985) ; YONEMURA Chiyo 千葉大学, 文学部, 教授 (90262063) ; NAKASUJI Yukiko 愛知教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (60303682) ; NOGAMI Gen 筑波大学, 大学院人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (50350187) ; MIYAMOTO Naomi 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (40401161) ; SATO Masahiro 小樽商科大学, 商学部, 准教授 (50708328) ; TAKEDA Shunsuke 滋賀県立大学, 人間文化学部, 講師 (10398365)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 社会調査 / 歴史社会学 / 社会認識 / 方法論 / アーカイブス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this project is to re-evaluate the previous use of methods in sociological research in Japan, and to propose a new methodological framework.
The traditional approach to sociological research in Japan often merely involved compiling a body of theoretical knowledge concerning modern society, whilst the role of actual empirical observation (for example through fieldwork and questionnaire surveys etc.) was usually neglected.
This study proposes the application of a broader theoretical framework, which also includes current issues in sociological research (for example referencing concepts such as "materiality," "space," "media" etc.). Furthermore, it advocates the development of a practical methodological framework, for example using digitalization, statistics and visual aids in processing and representing data. These frameworks will contribute to both research and educational methods.

Free Research Field

社会学