The course aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and critical-interpretative tools to understand and analyze the processes of social change and social marginality by providing a historical and theoretical contextualization and deepening the most recent social changes that give rise to new forms of marginality.

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, the concept of social change is analyzed and the sociological theories that have focused on it are analyzed in depth. Current trends of social change are also explored. In the second part, an in-depth study on marginality is developed. The evolution of the concept of marginality is retraced and the relationship between marginality and modernization is examined, highlighting the different meaning that the concept of marginality assumes.

Extended program:

- The concept of social change;

- Sociological theories of social change: positivism, the conflictualist conception, the German school;

- Current trends of social change: political change, social change, climate change, technological change;

- The concept of marginality;

- Sociological theories of marginality: the Chicago school, the subjective approach, the systemic theory, the structural-functionalist approach;

- Relationship between marginality and modernization.

Learning outcomes:

a) Knowledge and understanding: Demonstrate the comprehension of the main contents of the course, through a study that is not merely mnemonic.

b) Applying knowledge and understanding: Discuss theoretical problems and know how to expose them with properties of language and argumentation. Being able to make interdisciplinary connections. Extract from the theoretical contents and practical examples presented a "situated" knowledge that can be related to professional experience.

c) Making judgements: Demonstrate the ability to autonomously integrate the knowledge and develop a critical spirit.

d) Communication skills: Know how to present theoretical concepts in an effective and clear way. Acquire the technical language of the discipline.

e) Learning skills: Develop the ability to independently manage and critically evaluate one's own study method. Learn from the comparison with the teacher and other students.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Supplementary seminars and other activities of possible interest to students will be communicated in class.

Teaching

Frontal teaching

Course books

- Bianco, A. (2019). The next society. Sociologia del mutamento e dei processi digitali. Milano: FrancoAngeli.

- Giardiello, M. (2011). Sociologia della marginalità. Il contributo di Gino Germani. Roma: Carocci Editore.

- The course slides will be made available on the Moodle platform and are an integral part of the exam material.

Assessment

Verification of learning will take place through an individual oral interview. The assessment will focus on knowledge of the contents of the textbooks and any other teaching materials provided by the teacher. The ability to re-elaborate and critically argue the topics and the property of language will be particularly valued.

Evaluation criteria and parameters:

- Excellent evaluation: in-depth and articulated knowledge of the topics and authors treated; the ability to make connections between topics; the ability to develop critical reflections in support of the argument; the ability to problematize and contextualize theories at a historical level; the ability to support the arguments with anthological passages provided by the teacher in class; the ability to formulate relevant examples; the ability to use the specific language of the discipline.

- Good evaluation: a good general knowledge of the topics and authors treated; a relative critical and connecting capacity of the topics dealt with; appropriate language and the use of some specific terms of the discipline; the ability to formulate examples starting from the stimuli provided by the teacher.

- Sufficient evaluation: a purely mnemonic knowledge but which demonstrates at least a sufficient level of understanding of the topics dealt with; presence of slight gaps in the knowledge of the historical and social phenomena dealt with; limited but still understandable expression; sufficient knowledge of the specific language of the discipline.

- Insufficient evaluation: little or no knowledge of the contents and authors treated; incapacity of critical argumentation and problematization; training gaps; use of inappropriate language.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Teaching

Individual study

Course books

- Bianco, A. (2019). The next society. Sociologia del mutamento e dei processi digitali. Milano: FrancoAngeli.

- Giardiello, M. (2011). Sociologia della marginalità. Il contributo di Gino Germani. Roma: Carocci Editore.

- The course slides will be made available on the Moodle platform and are an integral part of the exam material.

Assessment

Verification of learning will take place through an individual oral interview. The assessment will focus on knowledge of the contents of the textbooks and any other teaching materials provided by the teacher. The ability to re-elaborate and critically argue the topics and the property of language will be particularly valued.

Evaluation criteria and parameters:

- Excellent evaluation: in-depth and articulated knowledge of the topics and authors treated; the ability to make connections between topics; the ability to develop critical reflections in support of the argument; the ability to problematize and contextualize theories at a historical level; the ability to support the arguments with anthological passages provided by the teacher in class; the ability to formulate relevant examples; the ability to use the specific language of the discipline.

- Good evaluation: a good general knowledge of the topics and authors treated; a relative critical and connecting capacity of the topics dealt with; appropriate language and the use of some specific terms of the discipline; the ability to formulate examples starting from the stimuli provided by the teacher.

- Sufficient evaluation: a purely mnemonic knowledge but which demonstrates at least a sufficient level of understanding of the topics dealt with; presence of slight gaps in the knowledge of the historical and social phenomena dealt with; limited but still understandable expression; sufficient knowledge of the specific language of the discipline.

- Insufficient evaluation: little or no knowledge of the contents and authors treated; incapacity of critical argumentation and problematization; training gaps; use of inappropriate language.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.