SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES

MAURIZIO MERICO SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2017/2018



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES, PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR EXPLORING THE EXTENSIVE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE.
THE COURSE ALSO AIMS TO OFFER THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING THE SKILLS FOR USING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO THE ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN PERSPECTIVES OF ANALYSIS AND KEY CONCEPTS OF THE DISCIPLINE, AS WELL AS SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO ELABORATE CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS AND ORIGINAL IDEAS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO THE ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROCESSES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIBING, INTERPRETING, GIVING ACCOUNT AND PREVENTING THEIRS TRENDING LINES. STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO PROJECT, ORGANIZE AND MANAGE INFORMATION AND DATABASE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES.

Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
IN THE FIRST SECTION, AFTER OUTLINING THE MEANINGS INVOLVED IN THE CONCEPT OF “CULTURE”, A REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE DISCIPLINE WILL BE PRESENTED, TOGETHER WITH CONCEPTS AND ISSUES OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATE.
IN THE SECOND SECTION, MOVING FROM A RESEARCH ON INTELLECTUAL PROFESSIONS IN SOUTH ITALY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES, EMPLOYEMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND PRECARIZATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S BIOGRAPHIES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY WILL BE DISCUSSED.
Teaching Methods
FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING AND SEMINARS
Verification of learning
THE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING CONSISTS OF AN ORAL EXAM AIMED AT VERIFYING STUDENT'S PREPARATION AND THE ABILITY TO USE THE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES. DURING THE EXAM IT WILL BE ASSESSED THE ABILITY TO PRESENT IN A CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS MANNER THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND METHODOLOGY.
Texts
A) PICCONE STELLA S., SALMIERI L., IL GIOCO DELLA CULTURA. ATTORI, PROCESSI E PROSPETTIVE, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2012.

B) CRESSEY P.G., GIOVANI, CINEMA, EDUCAZIONE, MIMESIS, SESTO S.G., 2016.

C) DE NARDIS F., LONGO M., VIGNOLA M. (EDS), MENTI PRECARIE E LAVORO COGNITIVO. LE PROFESSIONI INTELLETTUALI NELL'ITALIA DEL SUD, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2017 (PP. 7-148 E 166-210).
More Information
ERASMUS STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO STUDY THE FOLLOWING BOOKS*:

1) DE BIASE R., CHE COS’È LA SOCIOLOGIA DELLA CULTURA, CAROCCI, ROMA, 2008.

2) CRESSEY P.G., GIOVANI, CINEMA, EDUCAZIONE, MIMESIS, SESTO S.G., 2016.


3) LONGO M., MERICO M., KNOWLEDGE WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES, ITALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION, VOL. 8, N. 3 (OCTOBER, 2016): INTRODUCTION AND PAPERS BY BEVILACQUA-LOTTERIA, ANTONAZZO-VIGNOLA, IORIO, BORRELLI-GAVRILA-SICILIANO, GABALLO. (HTTP://IJSE.PADOVAUNIVERSITYPRESS.IT/ISSUE/8/3)

* STUDENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE THREE ABOVE MENTIONED READINGS.
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