03857 - General Sociology

Learning outcomes

The Course of General Sociology 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 suc as Olympics Paralympics and World Football Championships, the politics for health and movement of the people, the new practices (fitness, wellness, etc.) in the up-to-date society, etc.

Course contents

To achieve these objectives the course of general sociology will be developed by two parts: the institutional part and the monographic part.

 

A) In its institutional part, the course will outline the five main approaches to sport and physical activities, which are most frequently used by sociologists today. In addition, paying attention to the methods and techniques of social research, the Course will cover topics such as:

1. Sport and modernity: values ​​ , identity and disputes;

2. Sport and community: socialization, communication and deviance;

3. Sports and politics;

4. Sport and social environment.

These topics will be illustrated by case studies, examples and data, which will show that sport is a typical phenomenon of the modern society, and therefore it can be properly understood only with the help of social sciences, and of the sociology, obviously.

 
B) in its monographic part the focus is on sport and physical activity as cultural form through which society tries to achieve well-being.  

Readings/Bibliography

Recommended readings

1) The InstitutionalPart

Martelli S. e Porro, N. Manuale di Sociologia dello sport e dell'attività fisica, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2013 (except: chapter 1 ‘L'organizzazione sportiva come ambiente esterno' from chapter 5 ‘Sport e ambiente sociale')

 

2) The Monographic Part

Martelli S., Porro N. e Russo G., Il mondiale delle meraviglie: da ITALIA'90 all'Italia di oggi. Trasformazioni di calcio, media e società nel Bel Paese, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2016

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

Assessment methods

 A test (a write exam) will be get about the  books. Questions and answers will be already written in the test.  

 

 

 

Teaching tools

Slides by Power Point.

Surfing the Internet.

Research outcomes, published by SportComLab- the Laboratory of Sporting Communication,  University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" – see at: : http://www.sportcomlab.it .

Links to further information

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

Office hours

See the website of Luca Guizzardi