Laura CATALDI | SOCIOLOGY OF WELL-BEING

cod. 1222700037

SOCIOLOGY OF WELL-BEING

	1222700037
	DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
	EQF7
	"MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING"
	2024/2025

PERCORSO "MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING"

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	GENNARO IORIO T Curriculum
	LAURA CATALDI Curriculum

	Objectives
	The course aims to provide the student with advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge for the sociological analysis of well-being processes in sports and physical activities. 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, with a view to spreading social well-being and active citizenship. Knowledge and skills: The course aims to provide students with the tools to acquire an advanced knowledge of the main analytical perspectives and key concepts of the discipline, with specific reference to those that affect the well-being produced by sporting and physical activities, as well as understanding skills that allow the development of original and innovative interpretations for the sociological analysis of processes for social well-being in sports and physical activities. Ability to apply knowledge and skills: The teaching aims to enable students to acquire the ability to apply their knowledge and integrate the information available for the analysis, design, organization and management of services and facilities for sport, physical activities and social well-being from an educational perspective. Furthermore, we aim for students to demonstrate that they have acquired the ability to plan, coordinate and direct sports activities in sports associations, clubs and organisations, also in terms of socio-educational development policies, diffusion of active citizenship and promotion of wellness.

The course aims to provide the student with advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge for the sociological analysis of well-being processes in sports and physical activities. 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, with a view to spreading social well-being and active citizenship.

Knowledge and skills: The course aims to provide students with the tools to acquire an advanced knowledge of the main analytical perspectives and key concepts of the discipline, with specific reference to those that affect the well-being produced by sporting and physical activities, as well as understanding skills that allow the development of original and innovative interpretations for the sociological analysis of processes for social well-being in sports and physical activities.

Ability to apply knowledge and skills: The teaching aims to enable students to acquire the ability to apply their knowledge and integrate the information available for the analysis, design, organization and management of services and facilities for sport, physical activities and social well-being from an educational perspective. Furthermore, we aim for students to demonstrate that they have acquired the ability to plan, coordinate and direct sports activities in sports associations, clubs and organisations, also in terms of socio-educational development policies, diffusion of active citizenship and promotion of wellness.

	Prerequisites
	NO FORMAL OBLIGATIONS ARE REQUIRED. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS BETTER TO HAVE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF APPROACHES IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY KEY CONCEPTS.

	Contents
	THe coursE AIMS TO INTRODUCE students to the sociological analyis of WELLNESS, CONCEIVED AS A STATE OF HARMONY RESULTING FROM A BALANCE BETWEEN MIND, BODY AND PSYCHE. ON THE ONE HAND, WELLNESS CONSISTS OF A GOOD STATE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS RESULTING MAINLY FROM CONSTANT MOTOR ACTIVITY (FITNESS). ON THE OTHER HAND, WELLNESS CONSISTS IN A FEELING OF PLEASURE AND CARE THAT IS LINKED TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING (WELL-BEING). THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH ITSELF INCREASINGLY RELIES TO THE WHOLE GOOD EXISTENCE OF THE HUMAN BEING, WITH THE CONVERGENCE OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS. THIS MODULE WILL EXPLORE VARIOUS SOCIAL PRACTICES OF WELL-BEING AND CARE RELATED TO THE DIMENSION OF WELLNESS BOTH FROM A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL POINT OF VIEW. THE MODULE WILL FOCUS IN PARTICULAR ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW EMERGING PHENOMENA MENTIONED ABOVE FOR DIFFERENT SPHERES OF SOCIETY, SUCH AS CULTURE, SPORT, LIFESTYLES AND CONSUMPTION.

Contents

THe coursE AIMS TO INTRODUCE students to the sociological analyis of WELLNESS, CONCEIVED AS A STATE OF HARMONY RESULTING FROM A BALANCE BETWEEN MIND, BODY AND PSYCHE. ON THE ONE HAND, WELLNESS CONSISTS OF A GOOD STATE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS RESULTING MAINLY FROM CONSTANT MOTOR ACTIVITY (FITNESS). ON THE OTHER HAND, WELLNESS CONSISTS IN A FEELING OF PLEASURE AND CARE THAT IS LINKED TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING (WELL-BEING). THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH ITSELF INCREASINGLY RELIES TO THE WHOLE GOOD EXISTENCE OF THE HUMAN BEING, WITH THE CONVERGENCE OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS. THIS MODULE WILL EXPLORE VARIOUS SOCIAL PRACTICES OF WELL-BEING AND CARE RELATED TO THE DIMENSION OF WELLNESS BOTH FROM A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL POINT OF VIEW. THE MODULE WILL FOCUS IN PARTICULAR ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW EMERGING PHENOMENA MENTIONED ABOVE FOR DIFFERENT SPHERES OF SOCIETY, SUCH AS CULTURE, SPORT, LIFESTYLES AND CONSUMPTION.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 48 HOURS OF FACE TO FACE CLASS INSTRUCTION. DURING LECTURES, THE PRESENTATION OF CONTENTS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY WORKSHOPS, CASE STUDIES AND SIMULATION LABS.

	Verification of learning
	The exam consists of the PREPARATION OF A WRITTEN REPORT AND an ORAL DISCUSSION, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXAMINATION DATES SCHEDULED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AIMED AT ASSESSING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. THE MARK (MINIMUM 18, MAXIMUM 30 WITH POSSIBLE HONORS) IS AWARDED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: MASTERY OF THE CONTENTS, APPROPRIATENESS OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL REFERENCES, ABILITY TO PROPOSE COHERENT EXAMPLES, CLARITY OF THE ARGUMENTATION, PROPERTY OF LANGUAGE.

Verification of learning

The exam consists of the PREPARATION OF A WRITTEN REPORT AND an ORAL DISCUSSION, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXAMINATION DATES SCHEDULED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AIMED AT ASSESSING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.

THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. THE MARK (MINIMUM 18, MAXIMUM 30 WITH POSSIBLE HONORS) IS AWARDED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: MASTERY OF THE CONTENTS, APPROPRIATENESS OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL REFERENCES, ABILITY TO PROPOSE COHERENT EXAMPLES, CLARITY OF THE ARGUMENTATION, PROPERTY OF LANGUAGE.

	Texts
	GIOVANNA RUSSO, QUESTIONI DI BEN-ESSERE. PRATICHE EMERGENTI DI CULTURA, SPORT, CONSUMI (WELL-BEING ISSUES. EMERGING PRACTICES, CULTURE, SPORT, CONSUMPTION), MILANO, FRANCO ANGELI, 2013.

	More Information
	THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE REPORT DRAFTING PROCESS. THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES TO STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND CLASSES AS WELL, THROUGH THE STUDENT RECEPTION DESK OR BY APPOINTMENT.

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Laura CATALDI | SOCIOLOGY OF WELL-BEING