Learning objectives

Sociology
Through a discussion of the main theoretical problems faced by the Durkheimian sociological tradition, the course aims at giving to students the knowledge of the mechanisms through which social order is constituted, reproduced and changed. Moreover, the course wants to transfer to students the skills necessary to understand and analyze the roles played by social structures towards subjects, deepening in particular those aspects concerning the influences exercised by different forms of cultural belongings and social memberships over the constitution of individuals identity. At the end of the course, students are expected to elaborate autonomous analysis and judgements about different cultural and social processes and their profound impact on the life of individuals.