- Docente: Giuseppina Speltini
- Credits: 8
- SSD: M-PSI/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Expert Social And Cultural Education (cod. 8776)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Mathematics (cod. 8208)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student - knows the main theoretical and methodological orientations of Adolescence Psychology; - is able to distinguish between the concepts of personal identity and social identity; - is able to master concepts such as: developmental tasks, identity crisis, coping, emerging adulthood - knows the main changes in adolescence (physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional) and their rebounds on identity construction; - knows the importance of social context (family, peers, school, social institutions, culture) in adolescental development;- is able to master the concepts of ecological context and psychosocial transition; - knows the difference between normal and non normal processes of development; - knows in detail the main theories about the deviance in adolescence and the phenomenon of substance addiction; - knows the issues related to the migration process in adolescence; - is able to run educational projects in the field of prevention and intervention on social distress; - is able to critically evaluate educational projects in the field of prevention and intervention on social distress in adolescence; - knows the main tools for information retrieval within its area of intervention; - can carry out bibliographical researches in his/her field of study; - is able to conduct group activities; - is able to conduct individual interviews; - is able to draw up reports of research and reports on his/her activities; - is able to make autoupdating activities; - is able to carry out self-assessment and self-monitor activities periodically and in a critical way.
Course contents
The program concerns these topics:
- The adolescence in classical and recent theories;
- The main changes in adolescence and their rebounds on the identity construction;
- The social contexts and their influence .on adolescent's development (family, peers, school, institutions);
- The juvenile deviance and drug addiction;
- Adolescence between light and shade: autonomy and dependency, bullying, online adolescence, risk taking and possible interventions.
Readings/Bibliography
- Palmonari, A. (a cura di) (2011). Psicologia dell'adolescenza. Bologna: Il Mulino (chapters 1-2-4-5-7-9-11-13-16-17)
- Albiero, P. (a cura di) (2012). Il benessere psicosociale in adolescenza. Roma: Carocci (all except chapter 1)
Teaching methods
The course is organised on the basis of:
- lectures supported by PowerPoint slides;
- brief discussions about the proposed themes;
- supporting material taken from different disciplinary fields (literature, cinema, essay writing).
Assessment methods
The exam will be a writing with three open questions. Before the end of the course a list of the possible examination questions will be provided by the teacher.
Teaching tools
Lessons will be accompanied by PowerPoint slides.
Office hours
See the website of Giuseppina Speltini