Globalization and Social Divisions
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: Second trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second trimester
Course syllabus
In the course, we will clarify the sociological meaning of diversity and social inequality, at the light of the main institutional contexts in which social divisions emerge and are reproduced or transformed. We will examine which social diversities—particularly gender and sexual orientation, age, race and ethnicity, and disability—generate specific forms of inequality.
Furthermore, we will understand how the education system, labor market and organizations, family, political system and social movements, welfare state, as well as the media and new technologies contribute to legitimizing and reproducing, countering and modifying, managing and governing these inequalities. Special attention will be given to understanding the local implications of globalization processes on the genesis and transformation of social divisions, drawing from different scientific debates that illustrate the multiple and potential research agendas this perspective can inform.
Furthermore, we will understand how the education system, labor market and organizations, family, political system and social movements, welfare state, as well as the media and new technologies contribute to legitimizing and reproducing, countering and modifying, managing and governing these inequalities. Special attention will be given to understanding the local implications of globalization processes on the genesis and transformation of social divisions, drawing from different scientific debates that illustrate the multiple and potential research agendas this perspective can inform.
Prerequisites for admission
Prerequisite: For students in GLO, "Society and Social Change" is a prerequisite for "Globalization and Social Divisions"
The course is taught in English, so a good familiarity with the language is necessary.
The course is taught in English, so a good familiarity with the language is necessary.
Teaching methods
The course includes both traditional lectures supported by slides and classroom discussions that encourage active participation from students. Participants will be required to creatively apply the concepts and perspectives learned from textbooks to social phenomena described in news articles, in-depth essays, and quantitative and qualitative data provided by the instructor.
Specifically, the course aims to acquaint students with the international scientific debate on the topics of interest. Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
Specifically, the course aims to acquaint students with the international scientific debate on the topics of interest. Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Readings provided by the instructor on MyAriel.
Assessment methods and Criteria
For non-attending students, assessment is conducted through an oral examination.
Attending students are evaluated through active participation in various exercises (both individual and group) conducted throughout the course. Particularly, attending students will be guided and supervised in an independent research path aimed at developing skills necessary for writing a thesis on the topics covered. This includes identifying a sociologically investigable topic, sourcing appropriate scholarly materials, and writing with proper citation standards.
Assessment criteria include: understanding of the content presented by the instructor, competence in using specialized terminology, and the quality and clarity of presentation. The ability to exercise independent judgment is evaluated based on students' critical analysis of material provided by the instructor and their ability to autonomously find suitable resources.
Attending students are evaluated through active participation in various exercises (both individual and group) conducted throughout the course. Particularly, attending students will be guided and supervised in an independent research path aimed at developing skills necessary for writing a thesis on the topics covered. This includes identifying a sociologically investigable topic, sourcing appropriate scholarly materials, and writing with proper citation standards.
Assessment criteria include: understanding of the content presented by the instructor, competence in using specialized terminology, and the quality and clarity of presentation. The ability to exercise independent judgment is evaluated based on students' critical analysis of material provided by the instructor and their ability to autonomously find suitable resources.
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