03857 - General Sociology

Learning outcomes

The Course of General Sociology aims to help the student to see and to analyse the main social trends of the modern society. This goal will be facilitated by the explication of the main sociological concepts and by the presentation of the main methodologies and techniques of social research, used by some “classic” and modern sociologists.

Course contents

The Course of General Sociology aims to help the student to see and to analyse the main social trends of the modern society. This goal will be facilitated by the explication of the main sociological concepts and by the presentation of the main methodologies and techniques of social research, used by some “classic” and modern sociologists. So the student will be able to better appreciate the social relevance of the leisure time, and in it of the sport and fitness/wellness activities.

In the Course you can distinguish three parts, the following ones:

 a) in the general part the Course will present the main concepts of the sociological theory and methodology.

 b) in the monographic part the Course will present the main findings of sociological researches, which seems to be useful to study sport and fitness/wellness activities.

c) the aim of the seminarial part of the Course is to promote the student's cognitive interests, and to show studies and empirical researches in the sociology field, which be useful to satisfy them.

 

Readings/Bibliography

          In order to get the exam in General Sociology --which will happen in one test toghether Sociology of the Communicative Processes--, you'll study at least one book, choised between the following ones:

A) About the general part of the Course (the common book:)

Bagnasco A., Barbagli M. e Cavalli A. (2009), Sociologia, voll. 3, il Mulino, Bologna; the 1st volume, I concetti di base.

B) About the monographic and the seminarial part of the Course

(if you choised the minimum program you can study until one book between the following ones –it will be the second text on three texts in all. If you choised the enlarged program, you can study twoor more books:)

Martelli S. e coll. (2005), Nei luoghi dell'aldilà. Comportamenti socio-religiosi verso i defunti in un contesto di Terza Italia (Bologna e provincia), Franco Angeli, Milano.

Martelli S. e coll. (2004), Il Giubileo “mediato”. Audience televisive e religiosità in Italia, FrancoAngeli, ivi.

Teaching methods

Face-to-face lessons, and case studies introduced by the new technologies of communications.

Assessment methods

You can gain the 6 Ufc.s assigned to the Integrated Course in General and Communicative Sociology by a writed exam. It will consist of 30 questions about the 3 books of the minimum program, or of 40 or more questions about the 4 or more books of the enlarged program; you  choised these ones between the above listed books.

 Questions and answears will be already written in the questionnaire, so that the student will have only to choise the answear(s) which he/she will keep as right.

 

Time: 1' for each topic, maximum 30' for the minimum program, +10' for each choised book.

 

You can pass the exam if you'll gain 18 right answears in the test for minimum program, and +6 right answears for each choised book (enlarged program)– for each positive proof in your choised books, you'll have 3 points to add at your score.

2 important info.s about  your examination:

 a)                           in order to be admitted to the exam: You had to be present at minimum to the 70% of the lessons. Presences under this minimum may be integrated by studying a book more than the minimum program (a forth book, choised between the listed ones). No presence at all don't allow to gain the Uec.s, so that the student cannot be admit to the exam.

b)                          In order to be registered to the roll-call:  You had to insert your name in the electronic list for the exam within the 5th day before the fixed date (you can have access to the e-list in the UniWex website, at the url: https://uniwex.unibo.it/uniwex/index.do ).

Teaching tools

Presentations of the main topics of the lessons by Power Point.

Surfing the Internet in order to find scientific papers about the sport as social phenomenon.

Links to further information

http://www.sm.unibo.it/Scienze+Motorie/Facolta/Strutture+di+servizio/lab.htm

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Martelli