Scienze dell'Educazione | General Sociology

cod. 4412400006

GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

	4412400006
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE, FILOSOFICHE E DELLA FORMAZIONE
	EQF6
	EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
	2022/2023

CURRICULUM STUDY PLAN FOR EDUCATORS IN CHILDHOOD SERVICES

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

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	6	36	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIAL ANALYSIS STARTING FROM THE GENERAL THEORIES OF SOCIOLOGY AND PROGRESSIVELY ARRIVING AT CURRENT ISSUES OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE FOR A REFLECTION ON EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS: KNOWING THE CONCEPTUAL BASES OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE AND OF THOSE SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES THAT MAY BE RELEVANT IN EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONS. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BEING ABLE TO CARRY OUT ANALYSIS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT AND ACQUIRING THE BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR A SOCIOLOGICAL FRAMING OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIAL ANALYSIS STARTING FROM THE GENERAL THEORIES OF SOCIOLOGY AND PROGRESSIVELY ARRIVING AT CURRENT ISSUES OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE FOR A REFLECTION ON EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS: KNOWING THE CONCEPTUAL BASES OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL DISCIPLINE AND OF THOSE SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES THAT MAY BE RELEVANT IN EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONS.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BEING ABLE TO CARRY OUT ANALYSIS ON THE SOCIAL CONTEXT AND ACQUIRING THE BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR A SOCIOLOGICAL FRAMING OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS

	Prerequisites
	NO PREREQUISITE IS REQUIRED

	Contents
	IT WILL FIRST INTRODUCE SOME OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES, AND THEN ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESSES CONCERNING THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFERENCES, THEIR MANAGEMENT, THE TRANSFORMATION OF DIFFERENCES INTO GENDER AND SEXUAL INEQUALITIES, THEIR INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST THEM. ISSUES ADDRESSED: - INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY: THEMES, METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES, EXPENDABILITY. - ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES (CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY) ON SOCIAL DIFFERENCES AND GENDER AND SEXUAL INEQUALITIES.

Contents

IT WILL FIRST INTRODUCE SOME OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES, AND THEN ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESSES CONCERNING THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFERENCES, THEIR MANAGEMENT, THE TRANSFORMATION OF DIFFERENCES INTO GENDER AND SEXUAL INEQUALITIES, THEIR INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST THEM.

ISSUES ADDRESSED:

- INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY: THEMES, METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES, EXPENDABILITY.

- ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES (CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY) ON SOCIAL DIFFERENCES AND GENDER AND SEXUAL INEQUALITIES.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 36 HOURS OF TEACHING, WITH LESSONS, SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS. THE LATTER WILL FOCUS ON: - EXAMINING THE TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE COUSE THROUGH CASE STUDIES; - READING AND INTERPRETATING THE RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; - READING AND UNDERSTANDING PARTS OF THE CLASSICS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM INCLUDES AN ORAL TEST ON THE COURSE CONTENTS. THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOT ONLY THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEGE OF THE SUBJECT BUT ALSO HER ABILITY TO CRITICALLY APPLY THE CONCEPTS STUDIED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESEARCH PATH. TESTS ON SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE PROGRAM MAY ALSO BE SCHEDULED DURING THE COURSE FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS ONLY.

	Texts
	REFERENCE BOOKS: 1 - CROTEAU D., HOYNES W., SOCIOLOGIA GENERALE, TEMI CONCETTI, STRUMENTI, MC GRAW-HILL 2- MASULLO G. COPPOLA M. AFFETTIVITA' INVISIBILI. STORIE E VISSUTI DI COPPIE E FAMIGLIE T, PM EDIZIONI