SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
TEORIA SOCIOLOGICA
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| 2023/2024 | 6 |
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| Cesare Silla | By appointment via email |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course provides the students with an introductory knowledge on the philosophy of the social sciences and the main theoretical traditions of sociology. A first aim is to equip the students with a basic epistemological toolkit enabling them to understand the main paradigms and the proper language of sociological theory. A second aim is to make the students acquainted with different traditions in sociological theory, and with their corresponding leading authors, works, issues and explanatory logics .
Program
The first part of the course is dedicated to introducing the fundamentals of the philosophy of social science (basic concepts, the relation between epistemology and theory-building, method disputes and epistemological debates). The second part of the course presents the main currents in sociological theory (functionalism, system theories, conflict theories, critical theories, interactionism, phenomenology, ethnometodology, theories of modernity, globalization theories).
Teaching Material
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, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures and active learning activities (comprehension quizzes, think-pair-share, brainstorming, concept maps, free-write)
- Attendance
Attendance requirements will be communicated at the beginning of the course based on the evolving teaching modes that will be implemented (in-person only, dual mode)
- Course books
Please contact the professor for details.
- Assessment
Oral examination based on the following criteria: relevance of responses to the content of the program and level of response articulation.
- 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.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
Please contact the professor for details.
- Assessment
Oral examination based on the following criteria: relevance of responses to the content of the program and level of response articulation.
- 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.
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