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

Lectures with support of slides that will be uploaded on Aulaweb, presentation and critical discussion of case studies.

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.

Arkel, D., Il Bambino Vitruviano. L’innovazione di Janusz Korczak, Castelvecchi Editore, 2019.

Additional materials available on Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

II Semester

Class schedule

SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written test. It consists of 6 open-ended questions (the worth 0 to 5 points), with grades expressed on a 30-point scale.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Through the written exam, the teacher verifies the student's acquisition of the fundamental concepts dealt with during the course, the ability to relate them to each other, the mastery of notions and technical language.

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.