Information updated until 30/06/2026 CODE 117595 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE E TECN. ATTIVITA' MOTORIA PREV. E ADATTATA 11889 (LM-67 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR GSPS-08/B LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The teaching aims to deepen knowledge about the general sociological aspects and the environmental realities that characterize the landscape of physical activity. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course has the following specific educational objectives and learning outcomes: - Strengthen understanding of the impact of social capital and proximity networks in the prevention and mitigation of health risks; - Improve critical thinking skills with regard to the processes of creating and disseminating technological and scientific innovations that have a direct impact on health; - Provide an initial introduction to the concept of “intersectionality” in understanding inequalities: social class, space, health. TEACHING METHODS Oral lessons. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course programme is structured in five sessions: - Introduction to the fundamental theoretical frameworks of environmental and health sociology; - Social capital and environmental risk: heat waves in Chicago; - Mortality risk and social classes: socio-health inequalities in Turin and Genoa; - Social modelling of biotechnological innovations: the case of protein vaccines against Covid-19; - Review and discussion of the main topics covered in previous lessons. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Klinenberg E. (1999) - Denaturalizing disaster: A social autopsy of the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Theory and Society, 28: 239-295. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006995507723 Cardano M., Costa G., Demaria M. (2004) - Social mobility and health in the Turin longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine, 58. DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00354-X Marciano, C. The social shaping of biotechnological innovation. The case of Covid-19 protein vaccine in Cuba and the US. BioSocieties 20, 271–299 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-024-00341-2 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CLAUDIO MARCIANO Exam Board CLAUDIO MARCIANO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START 04th March. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy
