Università Roma Tre

-Objectives:
The goal of training is to enable students to become aware of the diversity of the contributions produced by contemporary sociology, both on the micro-sociological side and the macro-sociological one, and therefore by considering two main aspects: the social interaction on the one hand, the social change on the other.
-Contents (subject):
The course aims at offering an overview of contemporary international sociological theory and will focus mainly on contributions from the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the Twenty-First Century, but not only on that: actually, even if we will start from the Fifties of the last century, in rare cases we will mention some previous reference points.
-Requirements:
To have passed the first-year sociological examinations and of Social Research Methodology.
-Teaching methods:
The course consists of classroom lectures. In some occasions, experts in a particular topic will be invited to participate in lessons dealing with a specific subject, in order to offer students useful in-depth teaching.
-Assessments:
In the presence during the lectures. Final oral examinations at the end of the course will take place during planned regular sessions in June-July, September, January-February and so on, in the dates, hours and classrooms published on the electronic page of professor Spreafico. The form of an intermediate practice exercise on some reading materials will be decided during the course.
-Further information:
For any further information, for example concerning office consulting hours for students, office location, examination dates and locations, and news, please visit professor Spreafico academic web page on the following link: http://www.formazione.uniroma3.it/bachecadocente.aspx?code=015551 .

1) Patrick Baert and Filipe Carreira da Silva, "La teoria sociale contemporanea", il Mulino, Bologna, 2010 (Second Edition, updated).
Chapters: I (only paragraphs 3, 4, 5); III; V; VI; VII; VIII; Conclusions.
2) George Ritzer, "Teoria sociologica. Radici classiche e sfide contemporanee", Maggioli-Apogeo, Santarcangelo di Romagna-Milan, 2012-2014.
Chapters: 1; 3 (only from p. 72 to p. 82); 4 (only from p. 113 to p. 121); 5; 6 (only from p. 185 to p. 209); 7 (only from p. 241 to p. 264); 8; 9; 10.
3) Andrea Spreafico, "Le vie della comunità. Legami sociali e differenze culturali", Franco Angeli, Milan, 2005.
Chapters: all the text.
4) A text to choose from the list below:
- Anthony Giddens, “Le conseguenze della modernità”, il Mulino.
- Anthony Giddens, “Il mondo che cambia. Come la globalizzazione ridisegna la nostra vita”, il Mulino.
- Ulrich Beck, “La società del rischio”, Carocci.
- Ulrich Beck, “La società cosmopolita”, il Mulino.
- Zygmunt Bauman, “La solitudine del cittadino globale”, Feltrinelli.
- Peter Berger, “Homo ridens. La dimensione comica dell’esperienza umana”, il Mulino.
- Edgar Morin, “Terra-Patria”, Raffaello Cortina.
- Richard Sennett, “L’uomo flessibile. Le conseguenze del nuovo capitalismo sulla vita personale”, Feltrinelli.
- Norbert Elias, “La società degli individui”, il Mulino.
- Norbert Elias, “Potere e civiltà”, il Mulino.
- Yuval Noah Harari, “Da animali a dèi”, Bompiani.
- Charles Taylor, “Il disagio della modernità”, Laterza.
- Jean-François Lyotard, “La condizione postmoderna”, Feltrinelli.
- Edward Banfield, “Le basi morali di una società arretrata”, il Mulino.
Chapters: all the text.

-Objectives:
The goal of training is to enable students to become aware of the diversity of the contributions produced by contemporary sociology, both on the micro-sociological side and the macro-sociological one, and therefore by considering two main aspects: the social interaction on the one hand, the social change on the other.
-Contents (subject):
The course aims at offering an overview of contemporary international sociological theory and will focus mainly on contributions from the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the Twenty-First Century, but not only on that: actually, even if we will start from the Fifties of the last century, in rare cases we will mention some previous reference points.
-Requirements:
To have passed the first-year sociological examinations and of Social Research Methodology.
-Teaching methods:
The course consists of classroom lectures. In some occasions, experts in a particular topic will be invited to participate in lessons dealing with a specific subject, in order to offer students useful in-depth teaching.
-Assessments:
In the presence during the lectures. Final oral examinations at the end of the course will take place during planned regular sessions in June-July, September, January-February and so on, in the dates, hours and classrooms published on the electronic page of professor Spreafico. The form of an intermediate practice exercise on some reading materials will be decided during the course.
-Further information:
For any further information, for example concerning office consulting hours for students, office location, examination dates and locations, and news, please visit professor Spreafico academic web page on the following link: http://www.formazione.uniroma3.it/bachecadocente.aspx?code=015551 .

1) Patrick Baert and Filipe Carreira da Silva, "La teoria sociale contemporanea", il Mulino, Bologna, 2010 (Second Edition, updated).
Chapters: I (only paragraphs 3, 4, 5); III; V; VI; VII; VIII; Conclusions.
2) George Ritzer, "Teoria sociologica. Radici classiche e sfide contemporanee", Maggioli-Apogeo, Santarcangelo di Romagna-Milan, 2012-2014.
Chapters: 1; 3 (only from p. 72 to p. 82); 4 (only from p. 113 to p. 121); 5; 6 (only from p. 185 to p. 209); 7 (only from p. 241 to p. 264); 8; 9; 10.
3) Andrea Spreafico, "Le vie della comunità. Legami sociali e differenze culturali", Franco Angeli, Milan, 2005.
Chapters: all the text.
4) A text to choose from the list below:
- Anthony Giddens, “Le conseguenze della modernità”, il Mulino.
- Anthony Giddens, “Il mondo che cambia. Come la globalizzazione ridisegna la nostra vita”, il Mulino.
- Ulrich Beck, “La società del rischio”, Carocci.
- Ulrich Beck, “La società cosmopolita”, il Mulino.
- Zygmunt Bauman, “La solitudine del cittadino globale”, Feltrinelli.
- Peter Berger, “Homo ridens. La dimensione comica dell’esperienza umana”, il Mulino.
- Edgar Morin, “Terra-Patria”, Raffaello Cortina.
- Richard Sennett, “L’uomo flessibile. Le conseguenze del nuovo capitalismo sulla vita personale”, Feltrinelli.
- Norbert Elias, “La società degli individui”, il Mulino.
- Norbert Elias, “Potere e civiltà”, il Mulino.
- Yuval Noah Harari, “Da animali a dèi”, Bompiani.
- Charles Taylor, “Il disagio della modernità”, Laterza.
- Jean-François Lyotard, “La condizione postmoderna”, Feltrinelli.
- Edward Banfield, “Le basi morali di una società arretrata”, il Mulino.
Chapters: all the text.