The course aims at teaching the History students how to frame social facts, adopting the logics, the methodologies and the tools traditionally used by sociologists. Therefore, the basic paradigms within which the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of sociology are inscribed, as well as the main directions of social research, will be explored and compared.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Programme
The course will focus on the basic theoretical and conceptual frameworks of sociology, observed in their historical development and in relation to social changes. The exploration will be structured around the main paradigms adopted by the discipline:- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
Core Documentation
- F. Crespi e M. Cerulo, "Il pensiero sociologico", Il Mulino, Bologna 2022..- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Reference Bibliography
Other references will be suggested by the teacher during the course.Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lessons. Collective discussions on authors, theories and sociological concepts. Lab focus.Attendance
In addition to attending lessons in person, students will be encouraged to contribute with comments, observations, questions, as well as to participate in collective discussions in the classroom.Type of evaluation
Oral interview about the themes developed during the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Programme
The course will focus on the basic theoretical and conceptual frameworks of sociology, observed in their historical development and in relation to social changes. The exploration will be structured around the main paradigms adopted by the discipline:- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
Core Documentation
- F. Crespi e M. Cerulo, "Il pensiero sociologico", Il Mulino, Bologna 2022..- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Reference Bibliography
Other references will be suggested by the teacher during the course.Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lessons. Collective discussions on authors, theories and sociological concepts. Lab focus.Attendance
In addition to attending lessons in person, students will be encouraged to contribute with comments, observations, questions, as well as to participate in collective discussions in the classroom.Type of evaluation
Oral interview about the themes developed during the course. teacher profile teaching materials
- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Programme
The course will focus on the basic theoretical and conceptual frameworks of sociology, observed in their historical development and in relation to social changes. The exploration will be structured around the main paradigms adopted by the discipline:- Methodological holism (Durkheim, functionalism, structuralism, social systems theory).
- Methodological individualism (Weber, Pareto, phenomenological sociology).
- Formal sociology (Simmel, symbolic interactionism, sociology of emotions).
- Marxism (Marx, critical theory).
The path will lead to the main interpreters of contemporary society.
Finally, we will focus on neoliberal society in its historical development.
Core Documentation
- F. Crespi e M. Cerulo, "Il pensiero sociologico", Il Mulino, Bologna 2022..- O. Romano, «Dov’è la libertà? Per un’analisi comparata della genealogia e delle funzioni dei neoliberalismi», Quaderni di Sociologia, 94 - LXVIII | 2024, 25-41. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/7008; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/135oi
Reference Bibliography
Other references will be suggested by the teacher during the course.Type of delivery of the course
Frontal lessons. Collective discussions on authors, theories and sociological concepts. Lab focus.Attendance
In addition to attending lessons in person, students will be encouraged to contribute with comments, observations, questions, as well as to participate in collective discussions in the classroom.Type of evaluation
Oral interview about the themes developed during the course.