31888 - Sociology of Economic Processes and Job Market Dynamics

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main sociological theories related to the perspective of the sociology of law and functionals to the analysis of the labour market. He is also able to use a specific terminology and to apply sociological competences he has acquired.

Course contents

The course is divided into two modules.

The first module will be dedicated to the exposition of the theories and philosophical and legal currents that have contributed to the formation of a sociological vision of the law functional to the analysis of the labour market. In particular, the classical authors (Marx, Weber, Durkheim) and their heritage in contemporary perspectives will be analysed.

In the second module will be analyzed sociological aspects typical of the Italian labor market with particular attention to contemporary transformations with reference to the following issues:

- tertiarisation, flexibility and externalisation of the labour market, including atypical forms of regulation;

- unemployment (analysing the figures of the employed, unemployed and inactive, dealing with issues such as unemployment of the two Italies, youth unemployment, intellectual unemployment and long-term unemployment);

- the participation of women in work (dwelling on the so-called "double home-work presence", on the feminisation of the demand for labour and on the long-standing problem of gender segregation);

- undeclared work and double work (from irregular employment to undeclared work);

- immigrants in the Italian labour market (following the evolution of migratory flows in Europe and trying to answer the question of whether immigrants are, for Italian workers, competitors, complementary or substitutes);

- employment policies, and in particular measures at local level

Readings/Bibliography

Attending Students

- Reyneri E., 2017, Introduzione alla sociologia del mercato del lavoro, Il Mulino.

Non attending students

- R. TREVES, Sociologia del diritto. Origini, ricerche, problemi, Einaudi Torino 2002 (only the following parts: Chapter I; paragraphs 5, 6, 7 of Chapter II; only paragraph 12 of Chapter III; paragraphs 19, 21, 22, 23 and 26 of Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter IX); 

- Reyneri E., 2017, Introduzione alla sociologia del mercato del lavoro, Il Mulino.

Teaching methods

The teaching will be articulated in frontal lessons with use of technological supports (audio-video and slides power point). Student involvement will be stimulated through the analysis of original documents and official reports.

Assessment methods

The assessment will be held through an interview.

The final exam is meant to test the students' knowledge of text, their language, reasoning and argumentation skills shown during the interview.

Registration will be only through the informatic system AlmaEsami.

 

Students who intend to ask for a thesis in one of the disciplines related to the chair are asked to go to a reception interview, the only way to formalize the assignment of the final thesis, not less than 5 months in the case of triennialists, 8 months before in the case of magistrals. Formal admission to the thesis work is conditional on the presentation of an initial index accompanied by an essential bibliography on the theme proposed by the student or suggested by the teacher and/or his/her collaborators. Graduates will receive a detailed handbook for the preparation of their thesis.

Teaching tools

The didactic activity is integrated with power-point presentations, projections of short video films strictly related to the subject matter that will be available on the platform https://iol.unibo.it/ of the didactic materials section.

Communications and any further material will be sent through a dedicated distribution list.

Students who, for reasons dependent on disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSAs), need compensatory tools can communicate their needs to the Teacher in order to be addressed to the contacts and agree on the most appropriate measures.

Office hours

See the website of Stefania Pellegrini

See the website of Silvia Zullo