Faculty

MORI Shunta

E-mail　f8#7mori@suac.ac.jp
Research Keywords：
Social Inclusion, Social Change, Social Theory, Sociology of Education

Degrees	Ph.D. (Sociology), University of California, Santa Cruz (1994) M.A.(Sociology), University of California, Santa Cruz (1984) B.A. (Sociology), Colorado College (1982)
Selected Professional Experiences	Associate Professor, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture (2000/4-2003/3) Visiting Professor, Colorado College (2001-2012, 2018-2019) Assistant Professor, Iwaki Meisei University (1996/4-2000/3) Researcher & Assistant Director, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology (1991-1996)
Research Fields	Social Change, Comparative Sociology, Social Problems, Social Inclusion
Major Publications	"What happens when they come back: how Japanese young people with foreign University degrees experience the Japanese workplace." in G. Mathews and B. White eds. Japan’s Changing Generations: Are Young People Creating a New Society? London: RoutledgeCruzon. pp.155-170. 2004. "Cambiamenti Sociali nel Giappone Contemporaneo" [Social Change in Contemporary Japan]. in Il Giappone verso il terzo millennio : radici e prospettive （Atti del 23. Convegno di studi sul Giappone, Repubblica di San Marino,23-25 settembre 1999, Associazione Italiana per gli Studi Giapponesi). pp.15-28. 1999. "The Social Construction of ‘Life Worth Living’ for Older Persons: A Comparative Study." Research Bulletin of Iwaki Meisei University - College of Humanities -. 13. pp.41-79. 2000.
Academic Organizations	The Japan Sociological Society The Japan Society of Educational Sociology