The aim of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge of family models that have changed over time and of the role and function of their members, as well as to provide them with conceptual tools and research data suitable for understanding and interpreting the events of family changes that affect individuals throughout their lives.
The aim of the workshop is to provide students with food for thought and materials suitable for knowing and understanding the relationship between family and institutions in the context of public policies for early childhood.
At the end of the course, the student acquired the ability to frame and interpret in a sociological way the contemporary phenomena that mark the transformation of the family, making appropriate use of statistical documentation.
At the end of the workshop, the student is able to critically analyse the nature and objectives of public policies aimed at the family.
The aim of the workshop is to provide students with food for thought and materials suitable for knowing and understanding the relationship between family and institutions in the context of public policies for early childhood.
At the end of the course, the student acquired the ability to frame and interpret in a sociological way the contemporary phenomena that mark the transformation of the family, making appropriate use of statistical documentation.
At the end of the workshop, the student is able to critically analyse the nature and objectives of public policies aimed at the family.
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
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.
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.
Attendance
Attending the lessons is not mandatory but it is strongly recommendedType of evaluation
The written test (45') gives access to the oral test The written test proposes three open questions regarding the contents proposed by the program. The answers will be evaluated taking into account their adequacy, clarity and effectiveness The oral test will focus on the empirical studies proposed by the program and on the laboratory experience teacher profile teaching materials
Di Nicola P., Famiglia sostantivo plurale. Nuovi orizzonti vecchi problemi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2017.
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Micheli G.A., La famiglia mediterranea. Una geografia dei legami di sangue, Carocci, Roma 2021.
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Cerulo M., Sociologia delle emozioni, Il Mulino, Bologna 2018 (seconda edizione) [NO: cap.IV ‘Ufficializzazione della disciplina’ e §VII.6 ‘Prospettive di ricerca’].
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Slide del corso.
Per i non frequentanti anche:
5. Cerroni A., “Crisi dell’immaginario: oltre retoriche che trovano il mondo che lasciano”, Riflessioni Sistemiche 33, 2025 (open access: https://www.aiems.eu/pubblicazioni/rs_collezione/rs33/rs33_03_cerroni).
Programme
The course provides an introduction to the sociology of the family within a conceptual framework useful for understanding the dynamics involving the family in the global social context. Particular attention is paid to the crisis of the contemporary imagination and its practical repercussions on the quality of life and in family relationships, in the world of work, consumption and the mass media. The specificity of what is defined as the strong Mediterranean family will be discussed, paying particular attention to cultural varieties and the affective-emotional dimension closest to the needs of childcare services.Core Documentation
1.Di Nicola P., Famiglia sostantivo plurale. Nuovi orizzonti vecchi problemi, FrancoAngeli, Milano 2017.
2.
Micheli G.A., La famiglia mediterranea. Una geografia dei legami di sangue, Carocci, Roma 2021.
3.
Cerulo M., Sociologia delle emozioni, Il Mulino, Bologna 2018 (seconda edizione) [NO: cap.IV ‘Ufficializzazione della disciplina’ e §VII.6 ‘Prospettive di ricerca’].
4.
Slide del corso.
Per i non frequentanti anche:
5. Cerroni A., “Crisi dell’immaginario: oltre retoriche che trovano il mondo che lasciano”, Riflessioni Sistemiche 33, 2025 (open access: https://www.aiems.eu/pubblicazioni/rs_collezione/rs33/rs33_03_cerroni).
Attendance
Attending classes is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
The student will have to demonstrate during an interview that he has learned the fundamental contents of the discipline. For attending students, we will start from the discussion of some slides of the course, for non-attending students from the texts (in full) in the program.