FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY

Sociologia FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2021/2022



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
960LESSONS


Objectives
EDUCATIONAL AIMS
THE COURSE AIMS TO MAKE STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL CATEGORIES, THE AUTHORS OF REFERENCE, AND THE INTERPRETATIVE APPROACHES PROPOSED BY THEM. THE TEACHING WILL EXPLAIN THE SPECIFICS AND FACTORS OF THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MODERN SOCIETIES AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES APPLICABLE TO DAILY LIFE FOR THE ANALYSIS, UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF A PHENOMENON.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE TEACHING WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS STARTING THEIR UNIVERSITY PATH, TO KNOW THE BASICS NECESSARY TO FACE SOCIOLOGY STUDIES, OFFERING THEM THE TOOLS TO START LOOKING AT REALITY FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE 'VOCABULARY 'NECESSARY TO START TALKING ABOUT SOCIOLOGY AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE' CONCEPTUAL MAP 'TO UNDERTAKE THE JOURNEY IN THE DISCIPLINE, ACQUIRING IN THE SPECIFIC MASTERY OF THE BASIC SOCIOLOGICAL VOCABULARY AND THE KEY CONCEPTS TO READ THE SOCIAL REALITY.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE AIMS TO TRANSFER TO THE STUDENTS SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO COMMUNICATE THE APPROACHES AND THE CATEGORIES STUDIED. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE METHOD AND LEARNING SKILLS NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE FURTHER STUDIES AND IN-DEPTH STUDIES.
Prerequisites
THE TEACHING DOES NOT HAVE PREREQUISITES.
Contents
AIM OF THE TEACHING IS A DEEP AND CONTINUAL CRITICAL EXPLANATION OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEMES AND CONCEPTS WITH MAIN REFERENCE TO THEORETICAL APPROACH CONNECTED TO MODERN INNOVATIONS.
THE TEACHING IS ORGANIZED IN THIS WAY:
I. THINKING SOCIOLOGICALLY
WATH’S SOCIOLOGY, THE PROCESS OF HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE, WHY WE DEFINE SOCIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE OF SOCIAL PHENOMENONS, THE GROWTH AND SHIFT OF SOCIOLOGICAL PARADIGMS AND CATEGORIES.
II. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY: ALONG THIS WE ANALYZES CULTURE, THE GROWING OF SELF, INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE, THE PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION, DEVIANCE, GENDER, COHORTS, INEQUALITIES.

III SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS
THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SUBJECT, SOCIAL STRUCTURES, INSTITUTIONS, WITH EXPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATEGORIES OF FAMILY, SCHOOL, RELIGION, POWER, ASSOCIATIONS AND THE GLOBAL/LOCAL DUALISM.
Teaching Methods
FRONTAL CLASS, EXERCISES IN CLASSROOM AND TEAM WORK
Verification of learning
FINAL EXAM IN ORAL INTERVIEW, AFFECTING THE CONTENTS KNOWLEDGE, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED, THE AUTONOMY IN JUDGMENT, THE COMMUNICATION AND NEW LEARNING THE ABILITY.
Texts
BAGNASCO A., BARBAGLI M., CAVALLI A., 2013,
ELEMENTI DI SOCIOLOGIA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA.

STRAUSS ANSELM, 2017, SPECCHI E MASCHERE. LA RICERCA DELL'IDENTITÀ. NAPOLI-SALERNO ORTHOTES .

FURTHERMORE, OTHER STUDY MATERIAL WILL BE PUT AT STUDENTS DISPOSAL FROM THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS.

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