22910126 - General sociology

The course aims to acquire the fundamentals of sociological knowledge with particular reference to the scientific character of sociology. Starting from an examination of the historical development of the discipline through the learning of the thought of the main authors, we propose an approach to the major theories, categories and sociological currents.
With the study of General Sociology, the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- knowledge of the theoretical principles of sociology;
- ability to express oneself in the language and terms of the discipline;
- understanding of the interconnections that structure the relationship between man and society in the various macro systemic contexts: social, economic, cultural.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension skills applied:
- ability to apply the knowledge acquired in research projects on the topics covered by the course;
- ability to apply sociological theories by elaborating research hypotheses and selecting the most suitable research techniques.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- ability to critically read manuals and specialist texts concerning the discipline;
- ability to identify the appropriate methods of study and research in relation to the different contexts of application;
- ability to read critically the results of studies, research and projects.
In terms of communication skills:
- acquisition of terminology specific to the discipline;
- ability to express clearly, even to a non-specialist audience, environmental issues in the global socio-economic context.
In terms of learning capacity:
- understanding of the importance of field observation and direct experience of the processes being studied.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course is dedicated to the problems, concepts, methods and main sociological theories.
During the course, some of the key concepts of sociology will be studied: social relations; social action, socialization, solidarity, interaction, social inequality, stratification and social classes and exclusion, culture etc.
The course aims a critical analysis of the most relevant aspects of social processes ongoing in contemporary. Know the main trends of sociological theory and learn the basics of methodologies for social research.


Core Documentation

Testi obbligatori
Parte generale:
1. Franco Ferrarotti, "Opere. Scritti teorici" volume 1, Ed. Marietti 1820, Bologna 2019. (fino a p. 570).
2. Claudio Tognonato, La sociologia alla ricerca della qualità (materiale scaricabile dalla piattaforma Formonline)

Seminario:
4. Claudio Tognonato, Teoria sociale dell’agire inerte. L’individuo nella morsa delle costruzioni sociali, Liguori Editore, Napoli 2018.



Type of delivery of the course

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Programme

If we think of sociology as a reflective thought on man, on his actions in society, it could be said that it has always existed: from philosophy, in literature, among scholars of every age, in the most varied fields. A science arises from the need of men to satisfy certain needs, proposing answers, practical solutions to real problems or cognitive needs.
Sociology combines theory and empirical research, and today, more than ever, it is useful for knowing how to analyze and respond to the issues of social coexistence: culture, democracy, health, globalization, ecology, gender and sexuality, migrations, symbolic representations, great themes that carry within themselves the transformations of social relations, of the family, of stratification, of education, of religion, of the arts, of the use of mass media. The course therefore intends to address the forms and changes of living in society, according to different theories and methods of investigation, with the aim of making female students increasingly autonomous, critical and aware. Able to set up conceptually oriented empirical research.
Particular attention will be paid to the themes closest to the professional paths of the degree courses, with particular attention to childhood.
Seminar meetings will be organized during the course.

Students are required to present on the day of the exam (not in written form) an oral speech relating to a research project conceived and freely chosen from one of the topics covered by the course (e.g. how to study in the field the presence of immigrants in a district of one's city / country) using sociological theories, elaborating personal research hypotheses, choosing research techniques that are considered most suitable. For further information, students are invited to attend the lessons or contact the teacher to arrange a meeting during the student reception (currently via Teams).
Classes will be held in the second semester of 2022.

Core Documentation

Texts suggested:

Testi di esame consigliati:

1) Neil J. Smelser, Manuale di Sociologia, Il Mulino
oppure
Franco Ferrarotti, Manuale di Sociologia, Laterza (in biblioteca)
oppure
Nuovo Manuale di Sociologia, a cura di R. Cipriani, Maggioli Ed, Seconda edizione

2) One text to choose:
E. Goffman, La vita quotidiana come rappresentazione o I rituali dell’interazione, L. Berger, T. Luckmann, La realtà come costruzione sociale, M. Weber,Lo spirito protestante e le origini del capitalismo o La scienza come professione. La politica come professione, , E. Durkheim, Il Suicidio, P. H. Marcuse, L’uomo ad una dimensione, W. Adorno, La personalità autoritaria, P. Bourdieu, Il dominio maschile, Feltrinelli, C.W. Mills, L'immaginazione sociologica, Il Saggiatore, Hannah Arendt, Vita activa o Le origini del totalitarismo, qualsiasi edizione, Franco Ferrarotti, La sociologia alla riscoperta della qualità/oppure/ La sociologia, Agnes Heller, Per una teoria dei sentimenti, Mary Wollstonecraft, I diritti delle donne, Z. Bauman, Amore liquido.

3) Milena Gammaitoni, Storie di vita di artiste europee, dal Medioevo alla contemporaneità, Cleup, Padova

4) One Text to choose:
(qualsiasi edizione, molti testi sono presenti in biblioteca e si possono richiedere nel sistema interbibliotecario nazionale)

M. D’Amato a cura, Immaginario e satanismo, K. Carnà, S. Rossetti, Corpi e identità, donne dal subcontinente indiano all’Italia, Maori Ed. 2021, Grassi E., Etica e intelligenza artificiale, questioni aperte, Armando, 2020, Chiara Carbone, Voci indigene e saperi sovversivi, Le donne Maori innovano le conoscenze, Mimesis, 2021, K Carnà, Nuove identità in una società multietnica, Percorsi tra scuole, religioni, famiglie, Cleup, 2020, C. Costa, B. Morsello, Incerta religiosità, forme molteplici del credere, Franco Angeli, 2020, F. Antonelli, a cura, Genere, sessualità e teorie sociologiche, Cedam, 2018, A. Romeo, Per una sociologia del corpo, Mondadori, 2018, I. Bartholini, Violenza di prossimità. La vittima, il carnefice, lo spettatore e il «grande occhio», M. Gammaitoni, a cura, Le arti e la politica. Le risposte della sociologia, Cleup, 2015, M. Gammaitoni, a cura, Per una sociologia delle arti. Storia e storie di vita, Cleup, 2012 L. Aversano, O. Caianiello, M. Gammaitoni, a cura, Musiciste e Compositrici, Storia e storie di vita, SEdM, 2021 ( ordinabile nel sito www.sedm.it), M. Gammaitoni, a cura, Roma in mutamento? Intercultura e inclusione per servizi pubblici innovativi, Cleup, 2021.
I libri dell'editore Cleup si possono ordinare direttamente a redazione@cleup.it oppure on line su ibs libri,

Cleup publisher:redazione@cleup.it or ibs books


Reference Bibliography

Luciano Gallino, Dizionario di Sociologia Franco Ferrarotti Trattato di Sociologia Nicolò Govoni, Se fosse tuo figlio Elena Giannini Belotti dalla parte delle bambine Marina D’Amato, Ci siamo persi i bambini, Laterza

Type of delivery of the course

Lectures and seminars meeting

Type of evaluation

Orla. About Tectes and students are required to present on the day of the exam (not in written form) an oral speech relating to a research project conceived and freely chosen from one of the topics covered by the course (e.g. how to study in the field the presence of immigrants in a district of one's city / country) using sociological theories, elaborating personal research hypotheses, choosing research techniques that are considered most suitable. For further information, students are invited to attend the lessons or contact the teacher to arrange a meeting during the student reception (currently via Teams).