04487 - Sociology of Work

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Docente: Roberto Rizza
  • Credits: 4
  • SSD: SPS/09
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Work, organization, personnel psychology & services (cod. 0992)

Learning outcomes

Students should acquire capacities to interpret the current transformations of work and occupations, and of welfare and labour policies in a comparative perspective. They should also be capable to elaborate, implement and evaluate active labour policies at a local level, especially those referred to work insertion.

Course contents

The course contents will be focused on:
- the modern concept of work
- work and industrial society
- labour market structure
- work and occupational systems today: post-industrial society and labour demand in the service society
- women and labour market - labour market flexibility and insecure employment 
- unemployment models in Europe and activation policies

Readings/Bibliography

Mingione E., Pugliese E. (2010), Il lavoro, Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma (capitoli: 1-2-4-5-7-8-9-10)

Reyneri E. (2011), Sociologia del mercato del lavoro. I. Il mercato del lavoro tra famiglia e welfare, Il Mulino, Bologna (capitoli: 1, 2, 3)

Reyneri E. (2011), Sociologia del marcato del lavoro. II. Le forme dell'occupazione, Il Mulino, Bologna (capitoli: 1, 2).

Teaching methods

The course is devided in different parts: lectures will be alternated with group discussions, case studies and presentations made by the students.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course a written examination on the whole program. The final evaluation will also depend on the presentations made by the students in class

Teaching tools

Movies, documentaries, scientific articles not included in the textbooks, group discussions.

Links to further information

http://Siti web consigliati: eurostat, istat, Ilo, oecd, Isfol, fondazione di dublino, unione europea.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Rizza