Teaching code

4S02435

Teacher

Giorgio Gosetti

Coordinator

Giorgio Gosetti

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/09 - ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS

Period

Sem. 1B dal Nov 9, 2020 al Jan 9, 2021.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

1) Know and understand theories related to the mechanisms of psychological functioning of people at work and in organizations, including their motivations, satisfaction and well-being.
2) To apply legal, sociological, ethical and anthropological knowledge to the understanding of diversity and migratory phenomena in order to foster and support processes of social and cultural inclusion.

Program

The course is divided into two parts.

The first part deals with the general aspects of the work. Following the reflections made by a number of authors who have characterized the development of sociology of work, we analize the specificities of the discipline and the contribution that over the years have given to the interpretation of changes in work.

The second part takes into account the different dimensions of the sociological study of labor (labor market, organizational models, training, etc.), paying particular attention to the changes in the circumstances and the specific conditions of the different populations involved (young people, women, immigrants, etc.).

The recommended basic texts, on which the final examination will relate respectively to the first and second parts of the content covered by the teaching, are:
M. La Rosa (a cura di), Il lavoro nella sociologia (Nuova edizione riveduta e integrata), Carocci, Roma, 2007.
G. Gosetti (a cura di), Lavoro e lavori. Strumenti per comprendere il cambiamento, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2011.

During lessons the teacher will provide supplementary materials, especially in reference to data and results of sociological research needed to interpret the phenomena in progress.

For some of the following aspects of the course you may want to read one of the following texts (which are not subject to examination):
D. Gallie, G. Gosetti, M. La Rosa, Qualità del lavoro e della vita lavorativa. Cosa è cambiato e cosa sta cambiando, in Sociologia del lavoro, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2012
G. Gosetti, Lavorare nell’impresa artigiana. Cultura del lavoro e qualità della vita lavorativa, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2014
G. Gosetti, Qualità della vita lavorativa nelle organizzazioni complesse. Il caso dei servizi di salute mentale, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2016;
G. Gosetti, I lavoratori dell’agricoltura: percorsi, culture, condizioni, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2017
Lucia Bertell, Federica de Cordova, Antonia De Vita, Giorgio Gosetti, Senso del lavoro. Uno studio interdisciplinare, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2017.
G. Gosetti (a cura di), Violenza e molestie sessuali nei luoghi di lavoro. Riflessioni a partire da un progetto di ricerca, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2019.

As far as teaching methods are concerned, the lesson includes frontal lessons, integrated with discussion of cases, documentary reading, thematic insights (with presentation and discussion of data on the labor market, results from research paths, etc.), comparisons with significant witnesses.

During the lessons there will be space for questions to collectively discuss any doubts and curiosities while specific clarifications and needs will be presented during the individual reception time.

Examination Methods

The examination takes place in oral form, with vote on a scale of thirty, without any distinction between attending and non-attending students, and examines the knowledge of sociological approaches to reading the work and the main problems of actual changes.

We will also verify student's abilities foreseen by the training objectives.

There are no intermediate assessment.