22910233 - sociology of the family

The aim of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge on family models, alternating over time and on the role and function of its members, as well as providing them with conceptual and research tools suitable for understanding and interpreting the events of family changes that interest them. individuals throughout the course of life.

At the end of the course the student has acquired the ability to frame and interpret in a sociological way the contemporary phenomena that mark the transformation of the family by appropriately resorting to the use of statistical documentation.
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Fruizione: 22910193 SOCIOLOGIA DELLA FAMIGLIA+LABORATORIO in Educatore di nido e dei servizi per l'infanzia L-19 CASAVECCHIA ANDREA

Programme

The aim of the course is to provide information and interpretation keys for the analysis of family structures and their transformation processes in contemporary society.
Therefore it is presented and discussed how gender relations and between generations are defined in the family context, how parental networks are constructed and how social capital is produced.
The role of the family as an active subject in the processes of socialization is then addressed. A part of the program is dedicated to issues related to early childhood.

An in-depth study of the topics covered in the course concerns the analysis of the family's potential as a resource for social policies, taking into consideration the couple and the peculiarities that characterize their vulnerability and social generativity.

Core Documentation

1. Di Nicola P., Famiglia sostantivo plurale. Nuovi orizzonti vecchi problemi, FrancoAngeli, 2017
2. Casavecchia A., Equilibri di coppia. Tra vulnerabilità e generatività sociale una ricerca in due municipi di Roma, Roma, Aracne, 2014
3. Canta CC., Famiglie in dialogo. Indagine sui matirmonin misti in Italia, Roma, Aracne, 2015

Type of delivery of the course

In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions for the methods of carrying out teaching activities and student assessment will be respected.

Type of evaluation

In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions for the methods of carrying out teaching activities and student assessment will be respected.