OVERVIEW

The course is part of the New Childhood Sociology approach. The goal is to provide the cognitive tools of this field of study, with particular attention to the gender perspective. The fundamental concept of Interpretative Reproduction will be treated through the key concepts of Generation - Agentivity, Control and Culture of children. The expected objective is to develop adequate methodological skills to promote the agency of boys and girls in educational contexts

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

’The course mostly draws on the New Childhood Sociology approach. The goal is to provide the cognitive tools of this field of study, with particular attention to the gender perspective. The fundamental concept of Interpretative Reproduction will be treated through the key concepts of Generation - Agentivity, Control and Culture of children. The assumption is that children, within the different institutional systems in which they participate, interpret the culture they produce in relation to the cultural production of adults. The expected objective is to develop adequate methodological skills to promote the agency of boys and girls in educational contexts

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understand some of the core ways in which psychological and sociological approaches to children and childhood differ. 2. Understand the contribution of socialisation theory to the sociology of childhood and the criticisms the concept generated. 3. Describe and illustrate the  ‘new paradigm for the sociology of childhood’. 4. Demonstrate awareness of the criticisms of the ‘newness’ of the ‘new’ sociology of childhood.

TEACHING METHODS

Partecipatory Learning Method

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Children and Childhood- Past and Present

The notion of childhood 

Gender and Socialization

Sociology of citizenship

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Corsaro W.A., Sociologia dell'infanzia (a cura di M. Colombo, P. Aroldi, A.M. Maccarini), Franco Angeli, 2022.

- Abbatecola E., Stagi L., Pink is the new black. Stereotipi di genere nella scuola dell'infanzia, Rosenberg & Sellier, 2017.

Additional articles and materials will be available on Aulaweb.

English-language texts and articles are available upon request for international students. It will be possible to take the exam in English.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

II Semester

Lessons will start on Monday, February 24, 2025.

Class schedule

SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written and oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Learning outcomes will be verified through a written (semistructured) and oral examination, to evaluate knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of the sociology of childhood, disciplinary communication skills, and the ability to apply this knowledge and understanding.

Written examination: it consists of 5 open-ended questions (the worth 0 to 6 points), with grades expressed on a 30-point scale. A minimum score of 18/30 is required to access the oral exam. Students will have 90 minutes to complete the written exam. Those who pass, once informed of their result, may either accept it and proceed with an oral assessment in the next session or decline it and retake the written exam at a later date.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD).

Students with disabilities or SLD are reminded that to request exam accommodations, they must first upload their certification on the university's website at servizionline.unige.it in the "Students" section. The documentation will be verified by the Inclusion Services for Students with Disabilities and SLD of the University (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).

Subsequently, with significant advance notice (at least 10 days) before the exam date, it is necessary to send an email to the professor who will administer the exam, copying both the School Inclusion Coordinator for students with disabilities and SLD (coordinator's email) and the above-mentioned service. The email must specify:

• The name of the course
• The date of the exam session
• The student's last name, first name, and student ID number
• The compensatory tools and dispensatory measures deemed functional and requested

The coordinator will confirm to the professor that the requester is entitled to request exam accommodations and that these accommodations must be agreed upon with the professor. The professor will respond, indicating whether the requested accommodations can be used.

Requests must be sent at least 10 days before the exam date to allow the professor to assess their content. Specifically, in the case of using concept maps for the exam (which must be much more concise than the maps used for studying), if the submission does not meet the deadlines, there will not be enough time to make any necessary modifications.