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

Books
General part
Franco Ferrarotti, "Opere. Scritti teorici" volume 1, Ed. Marietti 1820, Bologna 2019. (fino a p. 570).
Claudio Tognonato, La sociologia alla ricerca della qualità (materiale scaricabile dalla piattaforma Formonline)

Seminary
Claudio Tognonato, Kairos. Unità e molteplicità dell'esistenza, Liguori Editore, Napoli 2022.

Raccomanded:
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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Type of evaluation

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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 human need 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 them the transformations of social relations, of the family, of stratification, of education, of religion, of the arts, of the use of the 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 more and more autonomous 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 Eduform, Edunido and SFP degree courses, with particular attention to childhood. During the course, seminar meetings will be organized in online streaming (for the anticovid measures).
The exam will be oral.
Students are required to present on the day of the exam (not in writing) an oral speech relating to a research project conceived and freely chosen from one of the topics covered by the course (for eg how to study in the field the presence of immigrants in a district of one's city (e.g. how to study the presence of immigrants in a neighborhood of one's city / country in the field) 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.
Lessons will be held in mixed mode, in the classroom and via teams starting from the second semester on March 2, Wednesday and Thursday from 17-00-19.00, until the end of May.
To be present in the classroom at the headquarters in Via Principe Amedeo, you must book in Gomp and use the FP2 mask.


Core Documentation

Suggested:
1) Manuale a scelta tra:

Rita Bichi, a cura, “Sociologia”, Editore Vita e Pensiero, Milano, 2022
oppure
Neil J. Smelser, Manuale di Sociologia, Il Mulino
oppure
Nuovo Manuale di Sociologia, a cura di R. Cipriani, Maggioli Ed, Seconda edizione

2) Un testo a scelta tra:
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.

2) Testo:
Milena Gammaitoni, Storie di vita di artiste europee, dal Medioevo alla contemporaneità, Cleup, Padova

4) Un testo a scelta tra:
(qualsiasi edizione, molti testi sono presenti in biblioteca e si possono richiedere nel sistema interbibliotecario nazionale)
Aversano L., Caianiello O., Gammaitoni M., a cura, Musiciste e Compositrici, Storia e storie di vita, SEdM, 2021 ( ordinabile nel sito www.sedm.it),
Bartholini I., Violenza di prossimità. La vittima, il carnefice, lo spettatore e il «grande occhio»,
Carbone C., Voci indigene e saperi sovversivi, Le donne Maori innovano le conoscenze, Mimesis, 2021,
Carnà K., Nuove identità in una società multietnica, Percorsi tra scuole, religioni, famiglie, Cleup, 2020,
Carnà K., S. Rossetti, Corpi e identità, donne dal subcontinente indiano all’Italia, Maori Ed. 2021, Grassi E., Etica e intelligenza artificiale, questioni aperte, Armando, 2020,
Corbisiero F., M. Nocenzi, Manuale di educazione al genere e alla sessualità, Utet, 2021
Costa C., Morsello B., Incerta religiosità, forme molteplici del credere, Franco Angeli, 2020,
D’Amato M. a cura, Immaginario e satanismo, Universitaria, 2010
Gammaitoni M., a cura, Le arti e la politica. Le risposte della sociologia, Cleup, 2015,
Gammaitoni M., a cura, Per una sociologia delle arti. Storia e storie di vita, Cleup, 2012
Gammaitoni M., a cura, Roma in mutamento? Intercultura e inclusione per servizi pubblici innovativi, Cleup, 2021.
Romeo A., Per una sociologia del corpo, Mondadori, 2018,
Odorisio G.C., Harriet Martineau e Tocqueville, Due diverse letture della democrazia americana, Rubettino


I libri dell'editore Cleup si possono ordinare direttamente a redazione@cleup.it oppure on line su ibs libri

Bigliografia di riferimento
Luciano Gallino, Dizionario di Sociologia, Utet
Franco Ferrarotti, Trattato di Sociologia, Utet

Letture Consigliate
Patricia Madoo Lengermann, Gilian Niebrugge, The Women Founders, Sociology and Social Theory 1830-1930, Waveland Press, 2007
Nicolò Govoni, Se fosse tuo figlio, Longanesi
Elena Giannini Belotti, Dalla parte delle bambine, Mondadori
Marina D’Amato, Ci siamo persi i bambini, Laterza
Graziella Priulla, Violate, sessismo e cultura dello stupro, Maori ed.











Modalità di assegnazione e svolgimento Tesi di Laurea


Le studentesse e gli studenti devono prendere contatti con la docente almeno un anno prima della data in cui si progetta di laurearsi, presentando un progetto scritto (due pagine) e una bibliografia.
Si consiglia di leggere di Umberto Eco, Come si fa una tesi di laurea, Bompiani ed.
La Prof.ssa riceve per appuntamento: milena.gammaitoni@uniroma3.it

Regolamento per laureande/i:
1) Inviare alla docente periodicamente il proprio lavoro: un capitolo alla volta nell'arco dei mesi di studio per la Tesi, in modo di ricevere consigli, correzioni puntuali e periodiche. Per questo motivo non saranno accettate tesi scritte in poco tempo, senza aver interagito con la docente durante la scrittura e inviate pochi giorni prima dalla consegna del cd in segreteria;
2) Il titolo della tesi definitivo dovrà essere concordato con la docente;
3) La tesi finale dovrà essere inviata alla docente un mese prima dalla consegna del cd.


Reference Bibliography

Bigliografia Luciano Gallino, Dizionario di Sociologia Franco Ferrarotti, Trattato di Sociologia

Type of delivery of the course

Mixed: in presence and online

Attendance

Free

Type of evaluation

The exam will be oral. Students are required to present on the day of the exam (not in writing) an oral speech relating to a research project conceived and freely chosen from one of the topics covered by the course (for eg how to study in the field the presence of immigrants in a district of one's city (e.g. how to study the presence of immigrants in a neighborhood of one's city / country in the field) 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.