Value change and global societies
A.A. 2024/2025
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools to understand value change in contemporary societies with a global perspective. It covers the main values domains: religion, family, society, politics, economics. The course focuses on the role played by values and attitudes in the dynamics of change taking place in global societies.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
The course aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological tools to understand value change in contemporary societies with a global perspective. It covers the main values domains: religion, family, society, politics, economics. The course focuses on the role played by values and attitudes in the dynamics of change taking place in global societies.
Periodo: Primo trimestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento può essere seguito come corso singolo.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Primo trimestre
Programma
The course analyses value change in contemporary societies (from the end of the previous century to nowadays) in global perspective. In the introductory section, definitions of values and attitudes are discussed; moreover, theories and methods for analysing value change are introduced. The course deals with the most relevant theories (modernisation, institutionalism, individualization) and it adopts mainly a quantitative approach based on the analysis of survey data (especially, EVS and WVS). The central section of the course covers different domains: religiosity, moral values, family values and gender roles attitudes, attitudes towards diversity, political values, economic and work values. A final monographic section is devoted to religious change in contemporary Italy.
SYLLABUS
* Definitions
* Theories of value change
* Methods for analysing value change
* Religiosity
* Moral values
* Family values and gender roles attitudes
* Attitudes towards diversity
* Political values
* Economic and work values
* Religious change in contemporary Italy (monographic section)
SYLLABUS
* Definitions
* Theories of value change
* Methods for analysing value change
* Religiosity
* Moral values
* Family values and gender roles attitudes
* Attitudes towards diversity
* Political values
* Economic and work values
* Religious change in contemporary Italy (monographic section)
Prerequisiti
A basic knowledge of sociology and political science is necessary to follow the course properly.
Metodi didattici
The course mixes different teaching methods: lectures, seminars, group work, presentations, lab sessions.
Materiale di riferimento
* For students attending the course:
the reading list will be provided during the course.
* For students NOT attending the course:
Inglehart, Ronald and Christian Welzel. Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.
Molteni, Francesco. A Need for Religion: Insecurity and Religiosity in the Contemporary World. Brill, Leiden, 2021.
Both books are available online through University Library.
the reading list will be provided during the course.
* For students NOT attending the course:
Inglehart, Ronald and Christian Welzel. Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy: The Human Development Sequence. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.
Molteni, Francesco. A Need for Religion: Insecurity and Religiosity in the Contemporary World. Brill, Leiden, 2021.
Both books are available online through University Library.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
* For students attending the course:
theoretical or empirical paper to be discussed with the instructor. Details will be provided at the beginning of the course.
* For students NOT attending the course:
written exam, 3 questions with open answers, up to 10 points par question, 1 hour duration.
theoretical or empirical paper to be discussed with the instructor. Details will be provided at the beginning of the course.
* For students NOT attending the course:
written exam, 3 questions with open answers, up to 10 points par question, 1 hour duration.
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
martedì, 16.30-19.30 (si consiglia di contattare il docente per fissare un appuntamento in presenza o online)
Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche, edificio di via Passione, piano 2°, stanza 204