Course teached as: B008929 - ISTITUZIONI DI SOCIOLOGIA 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL WORK Curriculum SOCIOLOGIA
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Sociology as social science deals primarily with the characters of modern industrial society, of which the main cultural and social processes are described and interpreted, as well as the logic of social and individual action accompanied to them. Particular attention is finally paid to institutional topics of family, culture, health, labour and social movements.
Attending students: notes of the lectures and readings indicated during the course. As text and reading of reference: ALEXANDER J.C., THOMPSON K., Sociologia, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010; MASCAGNI g., Salute e disuguaglianze in Europa. Processi sociali e meccanismi individuali in azione, Firenze, FUP, 2010.
Non-attending students: the final exam requires a good knowledge of the two above mentioned texts
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Type of Assessment
Written exam in the date immediately following the end of the course; in all other dates, the exam will be in oral form