SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

Serena QUARTA SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH

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DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
EQF6
SCIENZE DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE
2022/2023

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
960LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN ORDER TO CONSCIOUSLY AND CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS LIVE TODAY, AN AREA IN WHICH THE POLICIES AND SERVICES IN WHICH SOCIAL WORKERS WORK TAKE SHAPE.
PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED BOTH TOWARD PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CATEGORIES USEFUL FOR QUESTIONING THE MAIN DYNAMICS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AT THE MICRO- AND MACROSOCIAL LEVELS AND TOWARD FORMULATING INTERPRETATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS THAT ARE EMPIRICALLY GROUNDED OR OTHERWISE VERIFIABLE. ANOTHER PART OF THE TEACHING WILL BE GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING THE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN SOCIAL RESEARCH FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH SOCIAL AND IDENTITY PROBLEMS ARISE.
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE ARE ORGANIZED INTO TWO MACRO-AREAS.
A FIRST PART WILL COVER THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIOLOGY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO: THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY, THE ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS MODES OF TRANSMISSION, THE DYNAMICS INHERENT IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY PROCESSES, AND SOCIALIZATION PROCESSES.
THE SECOND PART WILL COVER KNOWLEDGE USEFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING METHODOLOGICAL VOCABULARY AND CRITICALLY ASSESSING THE SPECIFICS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONDUCTING SOCIAL RESEARCH.

Teaching Methods
FACE TO FACE LECTURES
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION
Texts
- BAGNASCO, BARBAGLI, CAVALLI, “ELEMENTI DI SOCIOLOGIA”, IL MULINO, 2013 (CAPITOLI 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 13, 15)
- CORBETTA P. “METODOLOGIA E TECNICHE DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE”, IL MULINO, 2014. (CAPITOLI 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
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