GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
cod. 12997

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sociologia generale (SPS/07)
Field
"discipline dell'uomo e della societa"
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

Developing skills in the critical interpretation of sociological texts.

Prerequisites

Course title: Directions of social theory in the 21st century. <br />
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Knowledge of the history of sociology. <br />

Course unit content

- Humanist constructionism. <br />
- The society of knowledge. <br />
- The narrative path to knowledge. <br />
 

Full programme

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Bibliography

Books for the exam: <br />
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- Bosi A., Il sentimento del tempo e del luogo. La socialità nei modi di raccontarsi con l’altro, Unicopli, Milan, 2005. <br />
- Cesareo V, Vaccarini I., La libertà responsabile. Soggettività e mutamento sociale, Vita & Pensiero, Milan, 2006. <br />
- Gallino L., Tecnologia e democrazia. Conoscenze tecniche e scientifiche come beni pubblici, Einaudi, Turin, 2007. <br />

Teaching methods

Study of the texts. <br />
Frontal lessons. <br />
Discussion. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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