Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | SOCIOLOGY

cod. 1212100044

SOCIOLOGY

	1212100044
	DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2021/2022

CURRICULUM ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

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

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	SOCIOLOGIA - M1
	SPS/07	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
2	SOCIOLOGIA - M2
	SPS/07	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE BASIC CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS: ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PHENOMENA. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO DECODE THE SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL DEBATE ON THE SOCIAL WORLD AND ITS CHANGE. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: ABILITY TO ANALYSE INDEPENDENTLY THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF STATISTICAL DATA, POLICY AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE COURSE. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ABILITY TO CRITICALLY ILLUSTRATE, WITH A PROPER LANGUAGE AND EXHAUSTIVE EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL MODELS OF THE DISCIPLINE. LEARNING SKILLS: ABILITY TO LINK THE SKILLS ACQUIRED WITH THOSE ACQUIRED IN OTHER TEACHING, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DISCIPLINARY AREA OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE BASIC CONCEPTUAL TOOLS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS:
ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PHENOMENA.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
ABILITY TO DECODE THE SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL DEBATE ON THE SOCIAL WORLD AND ITS CHANGE.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT:
ABILITY TO ANALYSE INDEPENDENTLY THE ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF STATISTICAL DATA, POLICY AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECTS COVERED BY THE COURSE.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
ABILITY TO CRITICALLY ILLUSTRATE, WITH A PROPER LANGUAGE AND EXHAUSTIVE EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL MODELS OF THE DISCIPLINE.
LEARNING SKILLS:
ABILITY TO LINK THE SKILLS ACQUIRED WITH THOSE ACQUIRED IN OTHER TEACHING, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DISCIPLINARY AREA OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

	Prerequisites
	NO PRECONDITIONS

	Contents
	1. BIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIALITY AND HUMAN CULTURE. THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL. THE LIFE CYCLE OF HUMANS. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN CULTURES. RELATIONS BETWEEN POPULATIONS. SOCIAL EVOLUTION AND RISKS OF INVOLUTION (20 HOURS). 2. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES. FUNCTIONALISM. CONFLICT THEORY. HISTORICAL MATERIALISM. EXCHANGE THEORY. INTERACTIONISM. ETHNOMETHODOLOGY. STRUCTURALISM AND POST-STRUCTURALISM. PRESENT AND FUTURE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (20 HOURS) 3. SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. POLITICS AND POLICY. POPULATION, URBANIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE (20 HOURS). 4. SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY. SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. CONCEPTS, INDICATORS, INDICES, VARIABLES (20 HOURS).

Contents

1. BIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIALITY AND HUMAN CULTURE.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL. THE LIFE CYCLE OF HUMANS. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN CULTURES. RELATIONS BETWEEN POPULATIONS. SOCIAL EVOLUTION AND RISKS OF INVOLUTION (20 HOURS).
2. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES.
FUNCTIONALISM. CONFLICT THEORY. HISTORICAL MATERIALISM. EXCHANGE THEORY. INTERACTIONISM. ETHNOMETHODOLOGY. STRUCTURALISM AND POST-STRUCTURALISM. PRESENT AND FUTURE OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (20 HOURS)
3. SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. POLITICS AND POLICY. POPULATION, URBANIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE (20 HOURS).
4. SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. CONCEPTS, INDICATORS, INDICES, VARIABLES (20 HOURS).

	Teaching Methods
	LESSONS, SEMINARS AND EXERCISES OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE CHARACTER.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF AN INTERVIEW ON THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO ASSESS THE ACQUISITION OF THE KNOWLEDGE IMPARTED. PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISES (WITH VOTING RIGHTS) OR SEMINARS THAT LEAD TO EXEMPTION FROM PART OF THE EXAMINATION PROGRAMME IS OPTIONAL.

	Texts
	1. J. DIAMOND – THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – TRIANGLE SQUARE, NEW YORK, 2015 (EXCEPT CHAPTER 10). 2. D. O'BYRNE - INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY - PEARSON, LONDON, 2011. 3. A. BAGNASCO, M. BARBAGLI, A. CAVALLI - CORSO DI SOCIOLOGIA - IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2012 (CHAPTERS 11, 13, 15, 18-24). 4. C. MERAVIGLIA – METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI. UN’INTRODUZIONE – CAROCCI, ROMA, 2017.

Texts

1. J. DIAMOND – THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – TRIANGLE SQUARE, NEW YORK, 2015 (EXCEPT CHAPTER 10).
2. D. O'BYRNE - INTRODUCING SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY - PEARSON, LONDON, 2011.
3. A. BAGNASCO, M. BARBAGLI, A. CAVALLI - CORSO DI SOCIOLOGIA - IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2012 (CHAPTERS 11, 13, 15, 18-24).
4. C. MERAVIGLIA – METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI. UN’INTRODUZIONE – CAROCCI, ROMA, 2017.

	More Information
	1. STUDENTS ATTENDING EXERCISES AND SEMINARS MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM PART OF THE EXAMINATION PROGRAMME. EXERCISES AND SEMINARS MAY BE HELD BY TEACHERS FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES OR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, BOTH ITALIAN AND FOREIGN. 2. STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES MAY REPLACE THE ABOVE TEXTS WITH OTHERS IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH, WITH THE PREVIOUS PERMISSION OF THE TEACHER.

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