FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY

Gennaro IORIO FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2018/2019



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
960LESSONS


Objectives
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
THE COURSE AIMS TO ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL CATEGORIES, THE AUTHORS OF REFERENCE AND THE INTERPRETATIVE APPROACHES PROPOSED BY THEM. THE TEACHING WILL EXPLAIN THE FACTORS OF THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MODERN SOCIETIES AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES APPLICABLE FOR THE ANALYSIS, UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF A PHENOMENON.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE TEACHING WILL PROVIDE A KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS STARTING THEIR UNIVERSITY PATH, TO KNOW THE BASICS NECESSARY TO FACE SOCIOLOGY STUDIES, OFFERING THEM THE TOOLS TO START LOOKING AT REALITY FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE 'VOCABULARY 'NECESSARY TO START TALKING ABOUT SOCIOLOGY AND PROVIDING THEM TO UNDERTAKE THE JOURNEY IN THE DISCIPLINE, ACQUIRING IN THE SPECIFIC MASTERY OF THE BASIC SOCIOLOGICAL VOCABULARY AND THE KEY CONCEPTS TO READ THE SOCIAL REALITY.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE AIMS TO TRANSFER STUDENTS THE SKILLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO COMMUNICATE THE APPROACHES AND THE CATEGORIES STUDIED. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE METHOD AND LEARNING SKILLS NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE IN-DEPTH STUDIES.

Prerequisites
BASE LEVEL OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY, STATISTICAL ELEMENTARY.
Contents
THE LESSONS ON SOCIAL CULTURE THAT EVIDENCE THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT. IN PARTICULAR THE ATTENTION WILL BE ON TRANSITION FROM THE MODERN WORLD TO THE POST-MODERN, ARTICULATING THE ARGUMENT IN FIVE PARTS: THE MEDIA AND CULTURAL FACTORS, THE IDENTITY AND SOCIALISATION THE INEQUALITY AND THE POWER, THE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, THE GLOBALIZATION. THE SECOND PART WILL BE ON THE THEME OF POVERTY.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES AND TUTORIALS. THE LESSONS ARE OF 60 HOURS. THE LESSONS ARE SUPPORTED BY DISCUSSIONS AND CASE-STUDY
Verification of learning
LEARNING VERIFICATION WILL TAKE BY AN ORAL EXAMINATION TO VERIFY:
- LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING OF THE CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PROSPECTIVES;
- THE CAPACITY, DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE TYPICAL CULTURAL PROCESSES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY;
- THE LEVEL OF AUTONOMY AND THE CRITICAL SENSE IN THE USE OF STUDIES AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES;
- THE ABILITY TO EMPLOY AND COMPARE DIFFERENT THEORETICAL APPROACHES;
- THE ABILITY TO PRESENT CATEGORIES AND APPROACHES DESIGNED CLEARLY
Texts
J. C. ALEXANDER E K. THOMPSON, 2010, SOCIOLOGIA, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA.
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