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B008989 - SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
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Course program
Academic Year 2012-13
Course year
Second year -
Belonging Department
Political and Social Sciences (DSPS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
63
Teaching Term
⇒
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B008989 - SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL WORK
Curriculum SOCIOLOGIA
B008989 - SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL WORK
Curriculum SOCIOLOGIA
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The class examines some leading sociological approach and the practical applications they have introduced. Main items: individual and society; interaction and social exchange; gender; immigration; deviance.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL ATTEND CLASSES:
P. Giovannini, Teorie sociologiche alla prova, Firenze, FUP, 2009.
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Essays other materials presented and discussed during the lectures
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT ATTEND CLASSES:
Pier Paolo Giglioli (a cura di) (2005) Invito allo studio della società, Bologna, Il Mulino.
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Paolo Giovannini (2009) Teorie sociologiche alla prova, Firenze, FUP.
+ A BOOK CHOSEN FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Elias N. (1990) La società degli individui, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Elias N. (2004) Strategie dell'esclusione, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Foote Whyte, W. (2011) Street Corner Society. Uno slum italo-americano, Bologna, Il Mulino
Goffman, E. (1968) Asylums. Le istituzioni totali, Torino, Einaudi.
Perulli A. (2005) Dentro la montagna. Società locali alla prova, Torino, Rosenberg&Sellier
Sartori F. (2009) Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere, Bologna, Il Mulino.
P. Giovannini, Teorie sociologiche alla prova, Firenze, FUP, 2009.
+
Essays other materials presented and discussed during the lectures
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT ATTEND CLASSES:
Pier Paolo Giglioli (a cura di) (2005) Invito allo studio della società, Bologna, Il Mulino.
+
Paolo Giovannini (2009) Teorie sociologiche alla prova, Firenze, FUP.
+ A BOOK CHOSEN FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Elias N. (1990) La società degli individui, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Elias N. (2004) Strategie dell'esclusione, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Foote Whyte, W. (2011) Street Corner Society. Uno slum italo-americano, Bologna, Il Mulino
Goffman, E. (1968) Asylums. Le istituzioni totali, Torino, Einaudi.
Perulli A. (2005) Dentro la montagna. Società locali alla prova, Torino, Rosenberg&Sellier
Sartori F. (2009) Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Learning Objectives
KNOWLEDGE: some fundamental themes of sociological reflection, which can provide an important knowledge base for the entire degree program.
SKILLS: Development of ability to understand the interplay between theoretical reflection and empirical research, in particular through the application of sociological concepts to social phenomena and the development of conceptual and terminological professional tools.
SKILLS: Development of ability to understand the interplay between theoretical reflection and empirical research, in particular through the application of sociological concepts to social phenomena and the development of conceptual and terminological professional tools.
Prerequisites
Istituzioni di sociologia and Storia del pensiero sociologico.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars, discussions on empirical researches, screening of a movie
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
After some introductory lessons on the main sociological approaches (macro, meso and micro) and the main methodological tools to do empirical research, we will investigate some fundamental themes of sociological reflection: individual and society, interaction and social exchange, gender, immigration, deviance. Each theme will be addressed through the contribution of one or more classic or contemporary authors and through some empirical applications.