Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze del servizio sociale - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Foreign language (B1 level) 2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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A course to be chosen among the followingLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Social and community psychology (2018/2019)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
General Objectives
Knowledge and understanding
- knowledge and understanding related to the contextualization of the need and the recognition of its biopsychosocial nature
- knowledge and understanding of the principal processes of social change
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- ability to place the critical issues relate to users within the broader dynamics of social change
- ability to interpret the causes of the needs and to distinguish those that have social, family rather than personal origin, also paying attention to the relationships and to the reinforcement actions that are related to them
Specific Objectives
This course has two aims. Firstly, it provides knowledge and understanding about social dynamics by means of the identification of those factors that affect behaviors of individuals, groups and communities. This will be achieved by focusing on the areas of particular relevance for social workers. During the lessons the students will develop those skills that are needed to understand the factors that can trigger social changes and that, as a consequence, influence individual and social well-being. Furthermore, the students will develop critical thinking skills on the causes of these behaviors. Secondly, the course provides the basic knowledge related to methods and techniques of analysis and intervention of and in various contexts. The students will be trained to identify the risk factors and the protective factors that can favor actions of individual and community empowerment, these according to the characteristics of the context and the community involved in the various analysis and interventions.
Program
Course topics:
Social cognition and perception,
Social categorization and stereotypes,
Self, personal and social identity,
Attitudes and persuasion,
Aggressiveness
Prosocial behavior
Leadership,
Social influence in groups,
Intergroup relations, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination
Human development and the importance of relationships
Quality of life, disease, prevention and health promotion
The community development: from changing process to its results
Psychological resources and empowerment
Sense of community and involvement
Social support, networking and community
Community work: operators, environments and modalities
Relationship and empathy in social work
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Santinello M., Vieno A., Lenzi M. | Fondamenti di Psicologia di Comunità (Edizione 2) | Il Mulino, BO | 2018 | 9788815278715 | |
| G.V. Caprara e S. Bonino (a cura di) | Il comportamento pro sociale. Aspetti individuali, familiari e sociali | Erickson, TN | 2006 | 9788879468770 | |
| Fortuna F., Tiberio A. | Il mondo dell’empatia | F. Angeli, MI | 2001 | 9788846417145 | |
| Crisp, R., & Turner, R. N. | Psicologia Sociale (Edizione 2) | UTET Università | 2017 |
Examination Methods
The exam will be written and it will include four open-ended questions, two question will refer to the syllabus topics of the module of Social Psychology and two to the syllabus topics of the module of Psychology of Community. The evaluation criteria include: relevance, quality and richness of arguments, appropriate language. Examination method and criteria will be the same for attending and non-attending students. The final mark of the exam entitled “Psicologia Sociale e di Comunità” will be the mean score of the evaluations of the student’s responses to the two questions on the subjects of the module of Social Psychology and two on the module of Community Psychology, expressed in thirtieths. The student must achieve a pass in both modules in the exam.
