AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Sociology is the study of the social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. This course offers a general introduction to sociology, with the aim to understand and apply key sociological concepts and social theories. The primary objective of this course is to awaken students’ sociological imagination, by helping them to see how social forces and social environments affect human behaviors in multiple and complex ways. Beginning with an examination of core sociological ideas on how societies are organized and the inherent strengths and problems within different social arrangements, the class then explores these sociological principles through concrete studies .

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of general sociology; applying knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology to analyze the organization of societies; ability to examine with scientific methods socio-cultural phenomena; disciplinary communication skills; ability to understand classical problems of sociology.

TEACHING METHODS

36 h., 6 UFC, in-class, with slides, film and web page

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

-          Sociological inquiry and models of society;

-          cultural and social functions of sociology;

-          logic of inquiry in sociology;

-          the structure of social action; individual and social systems;

-          basic social systems in modern societies;

-          globalization and world society.

-          The social construction of reality.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

David Croteau, William Hoynes, Sociologia generale. Temi, concetti, strumenti, Milano, McGraw-Hill, 2022 (third edition) - with the only exclusion of chapter 3 about methodology of social research

One book to be chosen among:

- Stagi L. e Benasso S. (2021), Aggiungi un selfie a tavola. Il cibo nell’era dei food porn media, Milano, Egea

-  Benasso S. e Benvenga L.  (a cura di) (2024), Trap! Suoni, segni e soggettività nella scena italiana, Roma, Novalogos

Integrative materials will be provided through the Aulaweb platform.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

STEFANO POLI (President)

CLAUDIO TORRIGIANI

SEBASTIANO BENASSO (President Substitute)

VALERIA SILVIA PANDOLFINI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

II semester starting from February 14h 2022

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

International students are invited to contact the Professor to agree upon the modalities for examination. 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Learning results will be verified to check knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology, disciplinary communication skills and ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology to analyze the organization of societies. 

Exam schedule