The course provides the fundamentals on the history of sociology and its institutionalization as a legitimate scientific discipline. A first aim is to make the students able to understand the emergence of sociology as a social fact, paying attention to the historical circumstances, the fundamental questions and the political economic and cultural forces that triggered the development of the discipline of sociology. A second aim is to equip the students with an adequate knowledge of the authors, themes and interpretive traditions of classical sociology, both in Europe and North America, making them aware of the twofold nature, theoretical and empirical, of classical sociology.

The first part of the course presents a sociological analysis of the origins of sociology, answering the question on how society becomes an object of scientific inquire starting from a specific historical period and not before. The second part of the course discusses major classical sociologists and their thought, paying attention to the historical context against which their theoretical reflections and empirical researches took shape. The third part of the course presents the developments of sociological theory, empirical sociology and critical sociology during the inter-war period. lastly, traditions, authors and schools will be presented that were not given the attention they deserved due to racial or sexual discrimination, negative institutional prestige, and the challenge they posed to the status-quo.

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

Lectures and active learning activities (comprehension quizzes, think-pair-share, brainstorming, concept maps, free-write)

Innovative teaching methods

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.

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.