Comparative Sociology of Examinations

Comparing parallel societies from across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, this book proposes fundamental transitions in sociological research from system to process and from communication to composition through intensive studies on examinations.

Author: Fumiya Onaka
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/21/2019
Pages: 334
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781138609242

About the Author

Fumiya Onaka is a Professor of Comparative Sociology at Japan Women's University. He received his PhD in sociology from The University of Tokyo in 2007. His research focuses on examinations; careers; disabilities; and their relations with local cultures and processes, facilitated by the integrated use of ethnographies, interviews, observations, questionnaires, and periodicals. His primary field of study is Thailand, while secondary fields are Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. This allows for "thick comparisons" between several areas in these countries. He is the executive secretary of ISA RC20 (Comparative Sociology) and a board member of ISA RC33 (Logic and Methodology in Sociology) and ISA RC56 (Historical Sociology).