Value change and global societies

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.

By the end of the course, students are supposed to develop a full knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of value change in contemporary societies. They will develop a map of value domains, of the theories and methods employed to deal with value change. The students are expected to apply such a knowledge and understanding to different issues, to detect the role played by values and attitudes in different social change processes. Through the different mix of teaching method provided during the course (lectures, seminars, group work, presentations, lab sessions), the students are expected to critically evaluate contributions to value change analysis, develop their own projects and communicate them properly.