Students will acquire the ability to relate concepts and theories of sociological thought (classical and contemporary) with the analysis of contemporary social phenomena.
On the one hand, students will acquire the fundamental categories of the evolution of sociological thought, from the founding authors of the discipline to the current debate on major issues, being able to identify conflicts, cleavages, and central dynamics of the evolution of modern society from a conceptual point of view.
On the other hand, these categories will be tested by the analysis of some contemporary macro phenomena, such as political, economic, labor and cultural changes, as well as the conflicts that cross these social subsystems.
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La didattica si svolge mediante lezioni frontali, discussione partecipata di case study e di dati.
The exam consists of a written test composed by three open questions.
The exam allows to evaluate:
- the knowledge and the understanding of the concepts;
- the level of detail in the study;
- the ability to synthesize;
- the ability to establish connections.
The first part of the class will deal with the thought of classical sociological authors: in particular Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Tocqueville. The class will continue with the illustration and discussion of some authors and debates that are central in contemporary sociological thought. Thirdly, the conceptual categories developed in the first phase of the class will be used to analyze some contemporary macro phenomena related to politics, culture and economics.
