Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | SOCIOLOGY

cod. 1212100044

SOCIOLOGY

	1212100044
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2018/2019

CURRICULUM ECONOMIA E POLITICHE PER LO SVILUPPO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	12	80	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INSTITUTIONAL PHENOMENA THAT ARE TYPICAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES, MUCH AS THE ADVANCED AS THE RELATIVELY LESS DEVELOPED ONES. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY TO DECODE THE SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL DEBATE ABOUT THE SOCIAL WORLD AND ITS CHANGE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES AND THE GLOBAL CAPITALIST SYSTEM. MAKING JUDGMENTS ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY ANALYZE THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF THE STATISTICAL DATA, POLICY AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COURSE. COMMUNICATION SKILLS ABILITY TO CRITICALLY ILLUSTRATE, WITH PROPERTIES OF LANGUAGE AND EXTENSIVE EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE DISCIPLINE. LEARNING SKILLS ABILITY TO LINK WITH THOSE LEARNED SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSES OF STUDY MORE CLOSELY RELATED, BOTH TO THE SUBJECT AREA OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES THAT THE ECONOMICS AND THE LAW ONES.

TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INSTITUTIONAL PHENOMENA THAT ARE TYPICAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES, MUCH AS THE ADVANCED AS THE RELATIVELY LESS DEVELOPED ONES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO DECODE THE SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL DEBATE ABOUT THE SOCIAL WORLD AND ITS CHANGE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES AND THE GLOBAL CAPITALIST SYSTEM.

MAKING JUDGMENTS
ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY ANALYZE THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF THE STATISTICAL DATA, POLICY AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE TOPICS COVERED BY THE COURSE.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO CRITICALLY ILLUSTRATE, WITH PROPERTIES OF LANGUAGE AND EXTENSIVE EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE DISCIPLINE.

LEARNING SKILLS
ABILITY TO LINK WITH THOSE LEARNED SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSES OF STUDY MORE CLOSELY RELATED, BOTH TO THE SUBJECT AREA OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES THAT THE ECONOMICS AND THE LAW ONES.

	Prerequisites
	NONE.

	Contents
	1. BIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDINGS OF HUMAN SOCIALITY AND CULTURE. THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL. THE VITAL CYCLE OF HUMANS. GENERAL FEATURES OF HUMAN CULTURES. HUMAN POPULATIONS IN CONTACT. BETWEEN EVOLUTION AND INVOLUTION. 2. MAIN CONCEPTS OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL THINKING: FREEDOM AND DEPENDENCE. SOCIAL GROUPS. COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION. GIFT AND EXCHANGE. CHOICE AND POWER. SELF-PRESERVATION AND DUTY. STATE AND NATION. NATURE AND CULTURE. ORDER AND CHAOS. EVERYDAY LIFE. PATHS AND MEANINGS OF SOCIOLOGY. 3. SOCIOLOGICAL THINKING AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: CONFLICTS AND MOVEMENTS. DEVIANCE. INEQUALITIES AND POVERTY. ECONOMY AND WORK. EUROPE. YOUTH. GLOBALIZATION. ITALY. LEISURE AND SPORT. MIGRATION. RELIGION. RISK. SCIENCE. KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. STATE. WELFARE. 4. AT LEAST ONE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING PATHWAYS: 4.1. SOCIAL SCIENCES METHDOLOGY. SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. CONCEPTS, INDICATORS, INDEXES, VARIABLES. 4.2. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES. THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY. FUNCTIONALISM. CONFLICT THEORY. SOCIAL EVOLUTION AND MODERNITY. RATIONAL CHOICE THEORIES.

Contents

1. BIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDINGS OF HUMAN SOCIALITY AND CULTURE. THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL. THE VITAL CYCLE OF HUMANS. GENERAL FEATURES OF HUMAN CULTURES. HUMAN POPULATIONS IN CONTACT. BETWEEN EVOLUTION AND INVOLUTION.
2. MAIN CONCEPTS OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL THINKING: FREEDOM AND DEPENDENCE. SOCIAL GROUPS. COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION. GIFT AND EXCHANGE. CHOICE AND POWER. SELF-PRESERVATION AND DUTY. STATE AND NATION. NATURE AND CULTURE. ORDER AND CHAOS. EVERYDAY LIFE. PATHS AND MEANINGS OF SOCIOLOGY.
3. SOCIOLOGICAL THINKING AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: CONFLICTS AND MOVEMENTS. DEVIANCE. INEQUALITIES AND POVERTY. ECONOMY AND WORK. EUROPE. YOUTH. GLOBALIZATION. ITALY. LEISURE AND SPORT. MIGRATION. RELIGION. RISK. SCIENCE. KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. STATE. WELFARE.
4. AT LEAST ONE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING PATHWAYS:
4.1. SOCIAL SCIENCES METHDOLOGY.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. CONCEPTS, INDICATORS, INDEXES, VARIABLES.
4.2. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES.
THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY. FUNCTIONALISM. CONFLICT THEORY. SOCIAL EVOLUTION AND MODERNITY. RATIONAL CHOICE THEORIES.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES. EXERCISES AT THE END OF EACH SECTION OF THE PROGRAM.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM WILL CONSIST IN AN TALK ON THE COURSE CONTENTS. PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISES (WITH ATTRIBUTION OF VOTING) MAY PRODUCE EXEMPTION FROM A PART OF THE PROGRAM AND IT IS OPTIONAL. PART 4 OF THE EXAMINATION PROGRAMME IS OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017.

	Texts
	1. J. DIAMOND, L'EVOLUZIONE DELL'ANIMALE UMANO, BOLLATI BORINGHIERI, TORINO (EXCLUDING PP. 149-157). ORIGINAL EDITION: J.DIAMOND, THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: ON THE EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL, TRIANGLE SQUARE, 2014. 2. Z. BAUMAN, PENSARE SOCIOLOGICAMENTE, IPERMEDIUM, NAPOLI, 1999: 1-225. ORIGINAL EDITION: Z. BAUMAN, THINKING SOCIOLOGICALLY, BLACKWELL, 1990 3. D. MADDALONI, A CURA DI, IL MONDO CONTEMPORANEO. UN LESSICO SOCIOLOGICO, IPERMEDIUM LIBRI, S. MARIA CAPUA VETERE (CE), 2012: 1-232. 4. UN TESTO A SCELTA TRA I SEGUENTI: 4.1. C. MERAVIGLIA, METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI. UN'INTRODUZIONE, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2017: 1-200. 4.2. R. WALLACE, A. WOLF, LA TEORIA SOCIOLOGICA CONTEMPORANEA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2006: 1- 53; 63-140; 199-235. ORIGINAL EDITION: R. WALLACE, A. WOLF, CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: EXPANDING THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, PEARSON, 2005.

Texts

1. J. DIAMOND, L'EVOLUZIONE DELL'ANIMALE UMANO, BOLLATI BORINGHIERI, TORINO (EXCLUDING PP. 149-157). ORIGINAL EDITION: J.DIAMOND, THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: ON THE EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL, TRIANGLE SQUARE, 2014.
2. Z. BAUMAN, PENSARE SOCIOLOGICAMENTE, IPERMEDIUM, NAPOLI, 1999: 1-225. ORIGINAL EDITION: Z. BAUMAN, THINKING SOCIOLOGICALLY, BLACKWELL, 1990
3. D. MADDALONI, A CURA DI, IL MONDO CONTEMPORANEO. UN LESSICO SOCIOLOGICO, IPERMEDIUM LIBRI, S. MARIA CAPUA VETERE (CE), 2012: 1-232.
4. UN TESTO A SCELTA TRA I SEGUENTI:
4.1. C. MERAVIGLIA, METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI. UN'INTRODUZIONE, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2017: 1-200.
4.2. R. WALLACE, A. WOLF, LA TEORIA SOCIOLOGICA CONTEMPORANEA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2006: 1- 53; 63-140; 199-235. ORIGINAL EDITION: R. WALLACE, A. WOLF, CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: EXPANDING THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, PEARSON, 2005.

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	PARTS 3 AND 4 OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE CARRIED OUT ALSO THROUGH SEMINARS WITH COLLEAGUES FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES OR RESEARCH AGENCIES, BOTH FROM ITALY OR ABROAD.

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