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Language:Italian.
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Textbooks:- Corsi V. (2009), La sociologia tra conoscenza e ricerca, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
- Trigilia C. (2009), Sociologia economica. II. Temi e percorsi contemporanei, Il Mulino, Bologna. -
Learning objectives:The course covers the main issues and problems of economic development with regard to methods and sociological theories. The analysis is concerned with the study of economic and productive systems, their diversity and development paths. The aim of this program is to show how sociological theories and concepts can be used to examine the problems of development and underdevelopment in general, and the problems of industrialization.
Expected learning outcomes.
The knowledge and skills that will be provided by the course relate to the socio-economic aspects of society and its transformations, methodological issues, and areas of empirical research. The student should be able to: describe the main theories and concepts in sociology and in sociology of economic development; explain the connections between theories, concepts and different cases of economic development.
At the end of the course the student must possess knowledge and skills related to the sociology of economic development.
The objective is to contribute to the formation of a professional figure capable of understanding the main issues and problems of economic development in the sociological perspective.
Knowledge and understanding ability
At the end of the course, the student must know: - the origins of sociology;
- the development of social research methods;
- the areas of application of sociology;
- the main sociological theories;
- the study of economic development: differences between sociology and economics;
- the economic development of backward areas;
- Keynesian social state and role in economic development;
- Fordism: characteristics, crisis and development of new production models;
- the new economic sociology;
- globalization and the diversity of capitalisms.
Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course the student must be able to recognize and identify:
- sociological theories for the analysis of economic development;
- problems and possible solutions to the economic development.
Communication skills
At the end of the course the student must be able to use the language and sociological concepts in the analysis and solution of problems related to economic development. -
Prerequisite:No prerequisites.
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Teaching methods:Lectures with the use of slides.
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Exam type:The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The aim is to assess students’ skills and in particular, an understanding of the issues discussed during the course, an appropriate knowledge of the bibliography in the course programme, a correct command of the specific language as well as critical and methodological abilities will be evaluated. The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.
The oral examination aims to evaluate sociological knowledge, clarity of presentation and ability to analyse and interpret economic development. -
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Further information:The program is the same both for attending and non-attending students.
1. The origins of sociology. 2. The development of social research: paradigms, methods and application. 3. Sociological theories and social research. 4. The study of economic development: economics and sociology. 5. Theories of modernization and development of underdeveloped areas. 6. The Keynesian welfare state and its developments. 7. Fordism: characteristics, crisis and new production models. 8. New economic sociology, globalization and diversity of capitalisms.
1. The origins of sociology.
- The origins of sociology and the role of the French and English revolutions.
- The relationship between sociology and modern society.
- First developments in social research methods.
2. The development of social research: paradigms, methods, application.
- The method in Durkheim and Weber
- The paradigms and methods of sociological research.
- The areas of application of sociology.
3. Sociological theories and social research.
- The relationship between sociological theories and social research.
- Macro sociological, meso and micro sociological theories.
- The main theoretical and methodological perspectives of sociology.
4. The study of economic development: economics and sociology.
- The study of economic development.
- Theoretical and methodical perspectives between economics and sociology.
- The boundaries between economics and sociology.
5. Modernisation and development of backward areas.
- Theory of modernisation.
- Theory of dependence.
- The new ‘political economy’ compared.
6. The Keynesian social state and its developments.
- Origins and developments of Keynesian social state. - Social protection systems.
- The crisis of the Keynesian social state.
- Systems for regulating the economy.
7. Fordism: characteristics, crises and new production models. - Fordism and economic development.
- Crisis and transformations of the Fordist model.
- Flexible production models and the institutional context.
- The informal economy.
8. The new economic sociology, globalization and the diversity of capitalism.
- Neo-institutional economics.
- The new economic sociology: the structural approach and the social networks, the social capital, the sociological neo-institutionalism.
- Globalization and the diversity of capitalisms.
- The two capitalisms: coordinated market economies and uncoordinated market economies.
- The development of capitalisms: differences and similarities.
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