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Teaching code

4S02348

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Location

VERONA

The teaching is organized as follows:

PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO

Credits

6

Period

Sem. 2B

Location

VERONA

Academic staff

Daniela Raccanello

CRIMINOLOGIA MINORILE

Credits

3

Period

Sem. 2A, Sem. 2B

Location

VERONA

Academic staff

Gianna Forato

Learning outcomes

Module: PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO
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The aim of the course is to offer some conceptual and methodological instruments necessary to study developmental processes according to a life course perspective, referring to the main theoretical approaches and the possible applications. Moreover, these processes will be taken into account considering the interactions among social, cognitive and affective aspects.


Module: CRIMINOLOGIA MINORILE
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Program

Module: PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO
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The course will deal with the main aspects of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, affective and social development, considering different ages (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age), according to a life course perspective. There will be frontal lessons and active forms of learning, with the possibility to gain a deeper knowledge through exercises or analysis and critical discussion of texts chosen by the students or from other bibliographic sources.

Texts for the exam
1) Schaffer, H.R. (2005). Psicologia dello sviluppo. Un’introduzione. Raffaello Cortina Editore.
2) Hendry, L.B., & Kloep, M. (2004). Lo sviluppo nel ciclo di vita. Il Mulino, Bologna (chapters 7-10).
3) One of the following texts:
Di Prospero, B. (2004). Il futuro prolungato. Carocci, Roma.
Genta, M.L. (2002). Il bullismo. Bambini aggressivi a scuola. Carocci, Roma.
Liverta Sempio, O., Cavalli, G., & Valle, A. (2007). Comprensione sociale ed emozioni nel ciclo di vita. Aspetti tipici e a rischio. Carocci, Roma.
Marchetti, A., Di Terlizzi, E., & Petrocchi, S. (2008). Fiducia e coping nelle relazioni interpersonali. Carocci, Roma.
Montuschi, F., & Palmonari, A. (2006). Nuovi adolescenti: dalla conoscenza all’incontro. Edizioni Devoniane, Bologna.
Rollo, D. (2007). Narrazione e sviluppo psicologico. Aspetti cognitivi, affettivi e sociali. Carocci, Roma.


Module: CRIMINOLOGIA MINORILE
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Examination Methods

Module: PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO
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Written exam with open-ended questions, eventually associated with an oral exam.


Module: CRIMINOLOGIA MINORILE
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