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Course description |
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Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions. Sociology’s subject matter is diverse, ranging from power to religion, from the family to the state, from the groups and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture, and from social stability to radical change in whole societies. |
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Prerequisites |
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No pre-requisite is required to support the exam. |
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Objectives |
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Is sociology’s purpose of understanding how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures. Sociologists emphasize the careful gathering and analysis of evidence about social life to develop and enrich our understanding of key social processes. |
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Program |
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This course of Sociology explains important matters in our our communities and in the world. Sociology investigates the social causes and consequences of family conflict, deviant behavior, aging, religious faith, crime and law, poverty and wealth, prejudice and discrimination, schools and education, social movements, population growth and migration and economic development. |
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Book |
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Taking for granted the knowledge of the topics covered in video projections, which can also be remembered through a Handbook of sociology, we suggest the deepening of some texts, v. by F. Ferrarotti, Dialogare o perire, Edizioni di Comunità, 2017, The vocation of the Mediterranean, Solfanelli 2018. The program will be completed by the book of Maria Immacolaya Macioti, Genocide and mass massacres The twentieth century compared, Guide Ed. 2018
Those interested in migration issues will be able to download for free Conflicts, civil wars, victims and international law, by Maria Immacolata Macioti, Mediascape. ANRP editions, 2017 from the website www.anrp.it.
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Exercises |
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The course offered self-assessment exercises on the main topics discussed during the course and exercises evaluates by the teacher with open questions. The teacher evaluated the ability to frame the concept and make references to authors and theories, in a proper historical perspective of evolution of discipline. |
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Professor |
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Professor not available
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