Sociologia | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

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METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

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	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2022/2023

CURRICULUM ECONOMICO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	9	60	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
METODOLOGIA E TECNICA DELLA RICERCA SOCI	05/06/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
METODOLOGIA E TECNICA DELLA RICERCA SOCI	19/06/2023 - 14:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
METODOLOGIA E TECNICA DELLA RICERCA SOCI	11/07/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN ORDER TO CONSCIOUSLY AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS LIVE TODAY, AN AREA IN WHICH THE POLICIES AND SERVICES IN WHICH SOCIAL WORKERS WORK TAKE SHAPE. PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED BOTH TOWARD PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CATEGORIES USEFUL FOR QUESTIONING THE MAIN DYNAMICS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AT THE MICRO- AND MACROSOCIAL LEVELS AND TOWARD FORMULATING INTERPRETATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS THAT ARE EMPIRICALLY GROUNDED OR OTHERWISE VERIFIABLE. ANOTHER PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING THE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN SOCIAL RESEARCH FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH SOCIAL AND IDENTITY PROBLEMS ARISE.

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN ORDER TO CONSCIOUSLY AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS LIVE TODAY, AN AREA IN WHICH THE POLICIES AND SERVICES IN WHICH SOCIAL WORKERS WORK TAKE SHAPE.
PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED BOTH TOWARD PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CATEGORIES USEFUL FOR QUESTIONING THE MAIN DYNAMICS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AT THE MICRO- AND MACROSOCIAL LEVELS AND TOWARD FORMULATING INTERPRETATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS THAT ARE EMPIRICALLY GROUNDED OR OTHERWISE VERIFIABLE. ANOTHER PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING THE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN SOCIAL RESEARCH FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH SOCIAL AND IDENTITY PROBLEMS ARISE.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES

	Contents
	THE CONTENTS CONCERN: THE PARADIGMS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, THE EMPIRICAL TRANSLATION OF THE THEORY (CONCEPTS, HYPOTHESES, VARIABLES), THE MAIN TECHNIQUES OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH, DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF RESULTS .

	Teaching Methods
	FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATIONS, AN INTERCOURSE TEST IS SCHEDULED

	Texts
	CORBETTA P. "METODOLOGIA E TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE" IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2014. QUARTA S. "L'OSSERVAZIONE PARTECIPANTE", LEDIZIONI, MILANO, 2020.