MAURIZIO MERICO | SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS CULTURES

cod. TP22700006

SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS CULTURES

	TP22700006
	DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
	EQF7
	MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING
	2025/2026

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/08	9	54	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	MAURIZIO MERICO T Curriculum
	MARIO TIRINO Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH ADVANCED THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SPORT CULTURES. THE COURSE ALSO INTENDS TO OFFER THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPORTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. STUDENTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE KEY CONCEPTS AND ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES USEFUL FOR ANALYZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORT AND SOCIETY, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SPORT CULTURES. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. STUDENTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE ACQUIRED THE ABILITY TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INTEGRATE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL PROCESSES LINKED TO SPORT AND ITS PRACTICE, AS WELL AS FOR THE ANALYSIS, PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - MAKE A CONSCIOUS AND INTELLIGENT USE OF KNOWLEDGE, METHODOLOGIES AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES, KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THEM AUTONOMOUSLY TO REALITY, IN COHERENCE WITH THE UNDERLYING VALUES THAT GUIDE RESEARCH, PLANNING AND INTERVENTION; - OPERATE, WITH AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY, IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS TO EXERCISE SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO MOTOR-SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND IN THE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO THE FUNCTIONS THEY ARE CALLED TO PERFORM. LEARNING ABILITY: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - INDEPENDENTLY DOCUMENT THEMSELVES, SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY SOURCES; - USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND IT RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING; - CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS, OF A JOURNALISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC NATURE.

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH ADVANCED THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SPORT CULTURES. THE COURSE ALSO INTENDS TO OFFER THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPORTING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. STUDENTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE KEY CONCEPTS AND ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES USEFUL FOR ANALYZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORT AND SOCIETY, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE INTERPRETATIONS FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SPORT CULTURES.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. STUDENTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE ACQUIRED THE ABILITY TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND INTEGRATE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL PROCESSES LINKED TO SPORT AND ITS PRACTICE, AS WELL AS FOR THE ANALYSIS, PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- MAKE A CONSCIOUS AND INTELLIGENT USE OF KNOWLEDGE, METHODOLOGIES AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES, KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THEM AUTONOMOUSLY TO REALITY, IN COHERENCE WITH THE UNDERLYING VALUES THAT GUIDE RESEARCH, PLANNING AND INTERVENTION;
- OPERATE, WITH AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY, IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS TO EXERCISE SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO MOTOR-SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND IN THE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO THE FUNCTIONS THEY ARE CALLED TO PERFORM.

LEARNING ABILITY: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- INDEPENDENTLY DOCUMENT THEMSELVES, SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTARY SOURCES;
- USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND IT RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING;
- CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS, OF A JOURNALISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC NATURE.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	IN THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE, AFTER HAVING OUTLINED THE MEANING AND USES OF THE CONCEPTS OF "SPORTS CULTURE", THE MAIN CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE DISCIPLINE WILL BE PRESENTED. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE WILL BE EXPLORED IN DEPTH: SPORT, WELL-BEING, FITNESS; BODY AND REPRESENTATION OF THE SELF; HEALTH PROMOTION; EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT; SPORT AS SOCIAL INCLUSION; SPORTS AND MEDIA, THE MEDIATIZATION OF SPORT; SPORTS AND CONSUMPTION. A SPECIFIC ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPED BY N. ELIAS, I.E. TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY SPORT AND LEISURE IN THE CIVILIZING PROCESS.

Contents

IN THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE, AFTER HAVING OUTLINED THE MEANING AND USES OF THE CONCEPTS OF "SPORTS CULTURE", THE MAIN CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE DISCIPLINE WILL BE PRESENTED.

IN THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE WILL BE EXPLORED IN DEPTH: SPORT, WELL-BEING, FITNESS; BODY AND REPRESENTATION OF THE SELF; HEALTH PROMOTION; EDUCATION THROUGH SPORT; SPORT AS SOCIAL INCLUSION; SPORTS AND MEDIA, THE MEDIATIZATION OF SPORT; SPORTS AND CONSUMPTION.

A SPECIFIC ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPED BY N. ELIAS, I.E. TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY SPORT AND LEISURE IN THE CIVILIZING
PROCESS.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 54 HOURS OF FACE TO FACE CLASS INSTRUCTION. DURING LECTURES, THE PRESENTATION OF CONTENTS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY EXAMPLES, CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATIONS AND MEETINGS WITH EXPERTS.

	Verification of learning
	STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED DURING THE FINAL EXAMINATION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE BASIS OF THE CALENDAR DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. INTERMEDIATE TESTS ARE NOT FORESEEN. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF A FINAL ORAL INTERVIEW, AIMED AT EVALUATING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE GRADE WILL BE EXPRESSED IN A SCALE RANGING FROM 18 TO 30, WITH POSSIBLE MARKS. THE GRADING IS ATTRIBUTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENTS, ADEQUACY OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL REFERENCES, ABILITY TO PROPOSE COHERENT EXEMPLIFICATIONS, CLARITY OF THE ARGUMENT, LANGUAGE PROPERTY.

Verification of learning

STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED DURING THE FINAL EXAMINATION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE BASIS OF THE CALENDAR DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
INTERMEDIATE TESTS ARE NOT FORESEEN.
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF A FINAL ORAL INTERVIEW, AIMED AT EVALUATING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
THE GRADE WILL BE EXPRESSED IN A SCALE RANGING FROM 18 TO 30, WITH POSSIBLE MARKS. THE GRADING IS ATTRIBUTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENTS, ADEQUACY OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL REFERENCES, ABILITY TO PROPOSE COHERENT EXEMPLIFICATIONS, CLARITY OF THE ARGUMENT, LANGUAGE PROPERTY.

	Texts
	1) CASAVECCHIA A., MERICO M. (EDS), SOCIOLOGIA DEI PROCESSI CULTURALI ED EDUCATIVI. CONCETTI, APPROCCI E SFIDE, ARMANDO, ROMA. 2025. 2) MERICO M., ROMEO A., TIRINO M. (EDS), SPORT, PROCESSI EDUCATIVI E PRATICHE CULTURALI, FRANCOANGELI, MILAN, 2022. 3) ELIAS N., DUNNING E., LA RICERCA DELL’ECCITAMENTO. SPORT E «LOISIR» NEL PROCESSO DI CIVILIZZAZIONE, LEDIZIONI, MILAN, 2024.

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