The course aims at introducing the students’ most relevant social sciences for their educational and professional careers within the Sociology and Social Work Degree Program. The course will start introducing epistemological issues of Social Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology, the growth of their own scientific paradigms, as well as a clear explanation of each own main research interests and empirical issues. After that, discussions will be lead over methodological approaches developed under each one’s scientific paradigm, and attention will be then focused on specific techniques of social research empirically ruled by Social Psychology, Anthropology and Sociology as well. Students will be asked to undertake and practice empirically techniques and methods according to defined research programs.

Epistemology of Social Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology

Methodology and social research techniques

Social research activities

There are no mandatory prerequisites for this exam

Students will acquire fully mastery and knowledge about the mail issues surrounding the growth of scientific status of Social Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology; students will also acquire knowledge over methodological issues and applied social research programs; as well as understanding how to apply selected research techniques according to the overall research program.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lessons and research activities

Attendance

Attendance to at least ¾ of the lessons (8 classes), active participation within the research activities, and the study of the course books

Course books

The lecturer will provide teaching material and books list during the course

Assessment

Oral exam.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Attendance

Attendance to less than ¾ of the lessons (missing for more than 2 classes), non participation to the research activities, and the study of the course books

Course books

Calabrò A. R. (a cura di) 2005, Oggetto e metodo della sociologia: parlano i classici. Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Elias, Napoli, Liguori Editore

Pennacini C. (a cura di) 2010, La ricerca sul campo in antropologia, Roma, Carocci [ad eccezione dei capp. 5 e 6]

Boca S., Ruggieri S. e Ingoglia S. 2007, Metodologia della ricerca psicosociale, Roma-Bari, Laterza [ad eccezione del cap. 8]

Assessment

Oral exam.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.