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SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY

CODE 83952
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 9 cfu during the 1st year of 8711 SERVIZIO SOCIALE E POLITICHE SOCIALI (LM-87) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SPS/08
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course introduces to a sociological approach to family as a social group, with particular attention to the change's processes  that in recent decades have involved families in Western societies

     

     

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    An in-deep knowledge on family transformation in current society

     

     

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The aim of the course is to develop in students the ability to analyze familiar forms and their changes in the light of the different theoretical approaches presented and to use a critical view that overcomes prejudiced and stereotyped visions.

    At the end of the course the students will be able to:

    use the specific sociological terminology of the discipline

    understanding, explaining and knowing how to refer the theoretical concepts (authors, theoretical approaches, historical and social contexts of reference ...)

    analyze the different family contexts in the light of changes over the centuries and read them with critical awareness through the comparison between the theoretical aspects and the research and / or professional experiences presented in class and through the study texts

    PREREQUISITES

    not specific prerequisites are required

    TEACHING METHODS

    The course will take place with different teaching methods: lectures, classroom discussions, presentation of texts by students. External experts will be invited to explore some specific elements.

    The course will use the films and images produced by the Laboratory for Visual Sociology in order to address the topics of the syllabus. 

     

     

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    The course will analyze in particular the relationship between the family and contemporary society, analyzing the significant changes of the last decades and the development of the concept of parenting. Some fundamental concepts will be analyzed such as: family and kinship; life cycle; family care; migrant and transnational families; families and welfare state

    
     

     

     

     

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    For students attending classes: 

    Saraceno C., Naldini M., 2013, Sociologia della Famiglia, Il Mulino, Bologna

    At choice, one of the following texts :

    Zanatta AL., Nuove madri e nuovi padri, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011

    Magaraggia S., Essere giovani e diventare genitori, Carocci, Roma, 2015

    Lagomarsino F., Erminio D., ( a cura di), Più vicini che lontani. Giovani stranieri a Genova tra percorsi di cittadinanza e questioni identitarie, Genova University Press, open access form the websiite

    Polini B., Maggioni G., La genitorialità adeguata. Competenza ed efficacia nelle relazioni familiari, Franco Angeli, Milano 2016

    For students not attending classes:

    non-attending students should contact the lecturer to make arrangements for a supplementary program


     

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    FRANCESCA LAGOMARSINO (President)

    VALERIA SILVIA PANDOLFINI

    LUCA GIUSEPPE QUEIROLO PALMAS (President Substitute)

    CHIARA LANINI (Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START


    II semester, Lessons will take place in the presence and according to the provisions provided by the university on the teams platform

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    oral interview

     

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Attending students, will do a written paper on a topic of their choice from the  course program and after to preset this paper at the oral examination

    non-attending students should contact the lecturer to make arrangements for a supplementary program

    non-attending students will take the oral examination

    The capacity for critical analysis of the phenomena and the knowledge of the sociological theories analyzed as well as the specific terminology of the discipline will be evaluated.

    The knowledge of the texts and the ability to critically discuss the transformations of the family in contemporary society will be evaluated in the light of the main researches and theories

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    22/12/2022 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    12/01/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    31/01/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    10/05/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    23/05/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    06/06/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    29/06/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione
    15/09/2023 11:00 GENOVA Orale Gli appelli si svolgono al Disfor insieme a quelli di Sociologia dell'Educazione