17270 - Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes

Learning outcomes

The Course of  Sociology of the Cultural and Communicative Processes aims to help you to see and to analyse the main social trends in the “post”-modern society, and the relevance of sport and exercise in it. A lot of theoretical and empirical tools will be presented, so you will be able to better understand the dynamics in leisure time, the social relevance of mega-sport events such as the Olympics, the Paralympics, and European and World Football Championships, the media and the sport, the communication for health and movement, the social motivations for exercise and fitness or wellness in the up-to-date society, etc.

Course contents

The Course of Sociology of the Cultural and Communicative Processes will teach the main concepts and theories useful to analyse the up-to-date changes which are leading to the “post”-modern society, and the relevance of the communication in all the sport activities and events.

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

 

a)      in its General Part the Course will present you the main sociological theories, which seems to be useful to study the up-to-date changes which are leading to the “post”-modern society, for instance the emerging interest to the fitness and the wellness.

 

b)      in its Monographic Part the Course will present you the exits of the differentiation process in the modern society, and analyse the reasons of the growing relevance of sport in the free time sphere. The Course will dibate the hypothesis of the emerging social structure, linking stronger three sistems: sport, media, and sponsor, and its consequences on the civilization process.

 

c)      the aim of the seminarial part of the Course is to promote your cognitive interests in the field of the sport communication, and to show you studies and empirical researches in this field. So in its seminarial part the Course will present the main findings of sociological studies and researches in the communication of the great sport events and activities, as the TV audience in Italy of mega-sport events, such as the Winter Olympics, the Winter Paralympics, and the World Football Championships (2002-2010).

Readings/Bibliography

Two books are required at least (the minimum program): two are the common books, the third one is chosen by the student.

 

A) For the GENERAL Part of the Course (the 1st common book:):

Russo Giovanna (a cura di) (2011), La società della wellness  (The wellness society). Corpi sportivi al traguardo della buona salute, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

 

B) For the MONOGRAPHIC part of the Course (the 2nd common book:)

Martelli S. (2012), Lo sport globale (Global Sports). Le audience televisive dei Mondiali di calcio, di Olimpiadi e Paralimpiadi invernali (2002-2010), with writings of P. Dell'Aquila, I.S. Germano, F. Pagnini e G. Russo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

 

C) For the SEMINARIAL Part of the Course (you can choose a book or more among the following titles:)

(if you never studied General Sociology, you have to study:)

à Martelli S., Porro N. (2013), Manuale di Sociologia dello sport e dell'attività fisica (Handbook of Sociology of Sport and Exercise) , FrancoAngeli, Milano.

 

 (if you studied General Sociology, you can choise among these books:)

Martelli S. (2011), Sport, media e intrattenimento (Sport, media, and leisure). Emozioni in/controllate e struttura sociale emergente, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Martelli S. (2010), Lo sport “mediato” (“Mediated” Sports). Le audience televisive di Olimpiadi, Paralimpiadi e Campionati europei di calcio (2000-2008), with writings of P. Dell'Aquila, I.S. Germano e G. Russo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Pioletti A.M., Porro N. (a cura di) (2013), Lo sport degli europei (The sports of Europeans). Cittadinanza, attività, motivazioni, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Russo G. (2013), Questioni di ben-essere  (Issues of well-being). Pratiche emergenti di cultura, sport, consumi, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

Writed exam will be about the topics of about 2 books (minimum program) or more books (enlarged program), chosen by the student between the above listed books.

 

The test will be composed by 20 questions (the minimum program) or more (the enlarged program): 10 questions for each other chosen book. Each question is at multiple choice: you have to choose the correct answer among five responses, the other ones are wrong. Questions and answears will be already written in the test, so that the student will have only to choise the answear(s) which he/she will keep as right. If you'll chose the enlarged program, you could gain 2 bonus: 3 points more and a rounding of the score.

 

 Time: 1' for each question, maximum 20' for the minimum program, +10' for each chosen book.

 You can pass the exam if you'll gain 12 right answears in the test for minimum program, and +6 right answears for each chosen book (enlarged program).

 

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, or a presence less than 6 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 AlmaEsami website, at the url: https://almaesami.unibo.it/almaesami/welcome.htm). Erasmus students may request an earlier review by the day of their departure.

 

 

Teaching tools

Slides by Power Point.

Surfing the Internet.

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://Per informazioni, esempi di elaborati e tesi di laurea, Guida dello studente di Scienze Motorie, ecc., si veda: http://www.sportcomlab.it

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Martelli