Massimo PENDENZA | SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD SECTOR
Massimo PENDENZA SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD SECTOR
cod. 0312900009
SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD SECTOR
| 0312900009 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| SCIENZE DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE | |
| 2024/2025 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPS/07 | 6 | 40 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘THIRD SECTOR’ ORGANISATIONS (ETS) AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE ORGANISATION AND CHANGE OF WELFARE SYSTEMS, WITH REFERENCE TO THE ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. THE AIM IS THAT THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO GET TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONAL FORMS OF ETS - ALSO IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE REFORMS -, THEIR AIMS, THEIR PRESENCE/DIFFUSION AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT PERIODS AND SOCIO-HISTORICAL CONTEXTS. THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPED IN RELATION TO THIS TOPIC, STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND THE MULTIFORM AND EVOLVING LOGICS OF ACTION ADOPTED BY THE ACTORS OPERATING IN THE ‘THIRD SECTOR’ AND HOW THEY DIFFER, FOR EXAMPLE IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE AND/OR WITHIN ETSS, FROM THOSE IMPLEMENTED BY OTHER WELFARE PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE STATE AND THE MARKET. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE ACQUIRED AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISCIPLINES IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TO BE ABLE TO ELABORATE APPROPRIATE ANALYSES OF THE PHENOMENA THEY STUDY BY EFFECTIVELY APPLYING PARADIGMS AND CONCEPTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE THIRD SECTOR. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS AT FOSTERING IN STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY APPLY THE THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS LEARNT, ALSO WITH REFERENCE TO THE METHOD AND TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS, AND TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN, ORGANISE AND MANAGE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTARY DATABASES. AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO AUTONOMOUSLY ASSESS THE HEURISTIC CAPACITY OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES RELATED TO THE THIRD SECTOR AND THE RELATIVE MODIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED LIFE, IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE CRITERIA THAT REGULATE ITS FUNCTIONING AND REPRODUCTION. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON TOPICS LINKED TO SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES RELATING TO THE THIRD SECTOR USING APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND THE TOOLS FOR ANALYSING THE MAIN PHENOMENA DESCRIBED. LEARNING SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND GREY MATERIAL RELATING TO THE FIELD OF SOCIOLOGY OF THE THIRD SECTOR; TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS, ALSO IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES; TO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| none |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE AUTONOMOUS BUT INTERRELATED MODULES. THE FIRST MODULE AIMS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHY DO THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS EXIST (EVEN IN COMPLEX SOCIETIES AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT)? IT WILL ILLUSTRATE THE MAIN APPROACHES DEVELOPED WITHIN THREE TRADITIONS OF REFLEXIVE THOUGHT: A) ECONOMIC THEORIES; B) POLITICAL THEORIES; C) SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES. THE SECOND MODULE IS BASED ON THE QUESTION: HOW DO THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS (ETS) WORK? I.E. WHAT ARE THE OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS THAT DETERMINE THEIR SPECIFICITY/DISTINCTIVENESS? THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE COVERED: A) MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; B) MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES; C) GOVERNANCE; D) RELATIONS WITH BENEFICIARIES/USERS OF SERVICES; E) RELATIONS WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. THE THIRD MODULE, FINALLY, USES THE "CASE STUDY" TECHNIQUE TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSES OF THE MAIN TYPES OF ETS IN OUR COUNTRY (ALSO IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT LAW REFORMING THE THIRD SECTOR): A) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; B) ASSOCIATIONS FOR SOCIAL PROMOTION; C) SOCIAL COOPERATIVES; D) FOUNDATIONS; E) SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE WILL USE TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS, ORAL EXPOSITION OF THE TOPICS, AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, WITH THE HELP OF ELECTRONIC TOOLS. IT WILL, HOWEVER, ALSO PROMOTE COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM BY STRONGLY SUPPORTING DISCUSSION AND THE INTERVENTION OF THE STUDENTS, SO AS TO FACILITATE THEIR ACTIVE AND ENGAGING SKILLS. FINALLY, THE COURSE AIMS TO FACILITATE STUDENTS' LEARNING ABILITY BY ACTIVATING THE POSSIBLE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO ENHANCE THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND LAND INCREASE THEIR LEVEL OF ATTENTION. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE EVALUATION OF LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE ORAL INTERVIEW ON THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. THE VOTE, EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS MORE EVENTUAL 'DISTINCTION', IS DETERMINED BY THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS OF THE ORAL EXPOSITION: COMMUNICATION SKILLS, CRITICAL-DESCRIPTIVE SKILLS OF THE QUESTIONS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION, APPROPRIATENESS OF DEFINITIONS AND THEORETICAL REFERENCES, MASTERY OF CONTENTS. THE 'DISTINCTION' IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND SHOWS REMARKABLE OWNERSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING SKILLS. |
| Texts | |
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| HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED IN THE CLASSROOM AND AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THE TEACHING SITE |
| More Information | |
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