The course provides an overview of the main theories relating to the concept of gender, its development over time and its relevance in social contexts. It also intends to deepen the family institution from a sociological perspective to examine its transformations, cultural dimensions and roles in society. The two concepts will be related to each other by considering both the micro dimension (for example the relationships between genders, between genders and generations, interdependencies), and the macro dimension (genders and families in economic systems, in the labor market, with respect to models of welfare, to migrations).

The course aims to offer the opportunity to know and critically read social transformations considering the gender perspective and the implications of family relationships in our socio-economic and cultural context. In particular, the following topics will be addressed:

Gender roles and families in the history

Dataset to study families

Gender, families and public sphere

Gender, families and welfare

Gender, families and work

Gender and health

Gender-fair language

Gender-based violence

Gender discriminations

How to study and investigate on gender and families?

Prerequisited are not required.

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the main theoretical cornerstones of the sociology of gender and the family in the light of the social transformations of the last century. This knowledge is to be acquired through participation in lectures and the study of texts.

Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to identify research questions and topics to be declined on the basis of the knowledge and skills acquired in the training course. These skills will be developed through classroom exercises, active participation in lessons and the drafting of a short essay.

Making judgements: ability to critically analyse social processes concerning families and individuals in relation to their gender role. The skills are to be acquired through the discussion of texts and study material also in relation to news and current events.

Communication skills: ability to communicate both orally and in writing the concepts and topics concerning the discipline using specialized language. These skills will be exercised through the presentation in class, with subsequent discussion, of the short essay.

Ability to learn: autonomous study skills, through the search for additional bibliographic sources. This objective will be evaluated considering the work done for the short essay.

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

Teaching

Seminaries and participatory lessons with the support of IT and video tools, classroom exercises.

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory. Attendance of at least 3/4 of the class hours is required for the qualification of attending.

Course books

- C. Saraceno e M. Naldini (2013) Sociologia della famiglia,  quarta ed. Il Mulino

- R. Ghigi e R. Sassatelli (2018) Corpo, genere e società, Il Mulino

And a volume to choose from:

- Sartori F. (2009) Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere, Il Mulino

- Criado Perez C. (2019) Invisibili, Einaudi

Assessment

Oral exam and short essay on a topic of your choice agreed with the teacher.

The final test will be an oral interview in which the knowledge and ability to elaborate and argue with regard to the topics of the course and the textbooks will be verified.

The final grade will be determined on the basis of the oral interview and the drafting and presentation of the short essay which must be delivered by the end of the course. In particular, the following will be evaluated:

- The ability to connect concepts and approaches in an organic and original way showing the ability to know how to move between different texts.

- The ability to build an essay project and bring it to the drafting and exposure independently and coherently.

- The knowledge and correct use of language of specialized disciplinary language.

- The completeness and mastery of the topics of the short essay.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Attendance

Individual study of the indicated texts.

Course books

- C. Saraceno e M. Naldini (2013) Sociologia della famiglia,  quarta ed. Il Mulino

- R. Ghigi e R. Sassatelli (2018) Corpo, genere e società, Il Mulino

- Sartori F. (2009) Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere, Il Mulino

- Criado Perez C. (2019) Invisibili, Einaudi

Assessment

Oral examination. The final test will be an oral interview in which the knowledge and ability to elaborate and argue with regard to the topics of the course and the textbooks will be verified. In particular, the following will be evaluated:

- The ability to build links between concepts and approaches in an organic and original way showing the ability to know how to move between different texts.

- The correct use of language and the mastery of the specialized disciplinary language.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.