SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES

Sociologia SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES

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DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2016/2017



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL PROCESSES, PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED FOR EXPLORING THE EXTENSIVE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE, AS WELL AS FOR APPLYING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL PROCESSES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
IN THE FIRST SECTION, AFTER OUTLINING THE MEANINGS INVOLVED IN THE CONCEPT OF “CULTURE”, A REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE DISCIPLINE WILL BE PRESENTED, TOGETHER WITH CONCEPTS AND ISSUES OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATE. IN THE SECOND SECTION, A SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON YOUTH CULTURES AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES: A SELECTION OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES WILL BE DISCUSSED BEFORE PRESENTING MOST RECENT SURVEYS ON ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN YOUTH.
Teaching Methods
FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING AND SEMINARS
Verification of learning
STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED BY AN ORAL EXAMINATION. THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT:
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE AND WITHIN THE SUGGESTED LITERATURE;
- COMPETENCES IN OBSERVING, DESCRIBING AND INTERPRETING CULTURAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY;
- AUTONOMOUS AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND ARGUMENTATION;
- THE ABILITY IN BRINGING TOGETHER AND COMPARING DIFFERENT THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES;
- THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
Texts
1) A TEXTBOOK TO CHOOSEN BETWEEN:
1A) PICCONE STELLA S., SALMIERI L., IL GIOCO DELLA CULTURA. ATTORI, PROCESSI E PROSPETTIVE, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2012.
OR
1B) ROMEO A., SOCIOLOGIA DEI PROCESSI CULTURALI E COMUNICATIVI, MIMESIS, SESTO S.G., 2015.

2) A READING TO BE CHOOSEN BETWEEN:
2A) THRASHER F.M., EDUCAZIONE E CONTESTI SOCIALI, KURUMUNY, CALIMERA, 2012.
OR
2B) CRESSEY P.G., GIOVANI, CINEMA, EDUCAZIONE, MIMESIS, SESTO S.G., 2016.

3) A READING* TO BE CHOOSEN BETWEEN:
3A) MESA D., LA GIOVINEZZA NELLE SOCIETÀ IN TRANSIZIONE. UN APPROCCIO MORFOGENETICO, FRANCOANGELI, MILANO, 2014.
OR
3B) MORCIANO D., SPAZI PER ESSERE GIOVANI. UNA RICERCA SULLE POLITICHE DI YOUTH WORK TRA ITALIA E INGHILTERRA, FRANCOANGELI, MILANO, 2015

* FOR POINT 3, STUDENTS ATTENDING LECTURES ARE FREE TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT READING IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.
More Information
ERASMUS STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO STUDY THE FOLLOWING BOOKS*:

1) DE BIASE R., CHE COS’È LA SOCIOLOGIA DELLA CULTURA, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2008.

2) THRASHER F.M., EDUCAZIONE E CONTESTI SOCIALI, KURUMUNY, CALIMERA, 2012.

3) CHISHOLM L., KOVACHEVA S., MERICO M. (2011), (EDS) EUROPEAN YOUTH STUDIES: INTEGRATING RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE, M.A. EYS CONSORTIUM, INNSBRUCK, PP. 11-26; 47-115; 295-308; 329-335 (EBOOK AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.YOUTHSTUDIES.EU/FILES/MAEYSREADER.PDF)

* STUDENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE THREE ABOVE MENTIONED TEXTS.
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