Abstract
Since the 1990s, I have been involved in the creation of textbooks and sociology websites. I would like to discuss two problems based on my experiences. The first problem is the presentation of sociology as a discipline in textbooks. The second problem relates to the extent to which a sociology website should cover sociological education. Based on a consideration of the dilemmas faced by textbook producers and the contents of textbook-supported websites in English-speaking countries, I noticed that the issue of "ideals" assumes unexpected importance. There are two aspects to sociological education, and each has its own educational information environments. These aspects are "the knowledge space of sociological discipline" and "public sphere for sociology". I argue that the media of sociological education, i. e., textbooks and websites, should he developed, corresponding with these two aspects. Based on my argument, I point out practical problems of "the media that pass on sociology" in the current state of Japanese sociology.
