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 “post”-modern society. So the student will be able to better appreciate the social relevance of the leisure time, the sport, and the exercise and fitness.

Course contents

The Course of General Sociology will teach the main concepts and theories useful to analyse the up-to-date changings and the relevance of the sport and exercise in the "post"-modern societes.
In the course you can distinguish three part, the following ones:
 
a) in the general part the course will present the following concept and theories:
-Social evolution
-Culture of human groups and societes
-Value, norms and institutions
-Identity and socialization
-Language and communications
-Deviance and criminality
-Social functions of science and technology
-Social functions of  religion.
 
b) in the monographic part the Course will present the differentiation process and analyse the reasons of the growing relevance of sport in the free time sphere.
 
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

Three books are required in order to prepare the minimum program: two books are the common ones, the third book will be chosen by the student within the ones listed below.

For the enlarged program one can choise a fourth book or mores within the list.

 

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A) General part (the 1st common book:)

Bagnasco A., Barbagli M. e Cavalli A. (2009), Sociologia, vol. 1: I concetti di base, il Mulino, Bologna.

 

B) Monographic part (the 1st common book:)

Porro N. (2006), L'attore sportivo. Azione collettiva, sport e cittadinanza, la Meridiana, Bari.

 

C) Seminarial part

(for the minimum program the student has to choise one book between the following ones; for the enlarged program one can choise two or more books:)

Martelli S. (2009), La comunicazione al servizio del volontariato, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Martelli S. (a cura di) (2006), La comunicazione del terzo settore nel Mezzogiorno, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

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

Martelli S. e coll. (2003), Il Giubileo “mediato”. Audience televisive e religiosità in Italia, FrancoAngeli, ivi.

Martelli S. e coll. (2003 2nd edition), Comunicazione multidimensionale. I siti internet di istituzioni pubbliche e imprese, FrancoAngeli, ivi.

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

Write exam will be get about the 3 books (minimum program) or 4 or more books (enlarged program), chosen between the books listed upper.

 

The test will be composed by 30 topics (minimum program) or more - 10 topics for each other book (enlarged program)

Questions and answears will be already written in the test.

 

Time: 1' for each topic, maximum 30' for the minimum program, +10' for each chosen 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 chosen book (enlarged program)– for each positive proof in your chosen books, you'll have 3 points to add at your score.

2 important info.s about  the 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, chosen between the listed ones). No presence at all or less than 12 hours 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://almaesami.unibo.it/almaesami/welcome.htm ).

Teaching tools

Presentations by Power Point.

Surfing the Internet.

Slides.

Research outcomes, published by SportComLab-Sport Communication Laboratory,  University of Bologna '"Alma Mater Studiorum" – see at: http://www.sm.unibo.it/Scienze+Motorie/ Facolta/Strutture+di+servizio/lab.htm

 

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/SitoWebDocente/default.htm?UPN=s.martelli@unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Martelli