Teaching code

4S02431

Teacher

Rosarita Cuccoli

Coordinator

Rosarita Cuccoli

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Period

2° semestre dal Mar 2, 2026 al Jun 5, 2026.

Location

VERONA

Courses Single

Authorized with reserve

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Starting from a general overview of some of the main approaches and concepts used in sociology to understand the features and functions of society, the course will allow students to identify the social dimension of sport and physical activity by considering them both from internal and external observation points, namely as specific social phenomena and elements of society that are always related to other elements. Specific attention will be paid to the relationship between health and physical activity. This relationship, from the point of view of the sociology of health, recalls essential questions also in the sport sciences: individual wellness/wellness, body care, prevention of pathologies typical of post-modernity. At the end of the course, the student must: - know the basic concepts of sociology applied to sports science and the concept of health, from the sociological point of view; - be able to identify the social dimension of phenomena related to sport and physical activity and, in particular, analyse the relatioship among physical activity/body/health; - know how to assess the impact and social importance of phisical activity; - be able to use the concepts studied in an appropriate manner both in general terms and with special regard to physical activity.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No specific prerequisite is required.

Program

Defining sport and physical activity in the digital age.
The sociology of sport: development of the discipline and main theories.
The evolution of sport as a social phenomenon, from the elites to the masses.
Sport in the development of individual and collective identities.
Sport and health: individual well-being and public health, but also the main deviances (doping, eating disorders, overtraining, etc.).
The central role of physical activity in an aging society.
Sport and society in the international landscape: sports geography and geopolitics.
Sport as a factor of social integration for migrants and refugees.
Sport and collective actors: businesses, associations, institutions, international relations.
Sport and ecology.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The lessons will be held face-to-face on campus. Frontal teaching for the presentation of the various topics, constantly complemented by inclusive teaching methods in order to enhance the student’s dialectical ability and critical thinking skills (Socratic method). Analysis of case studies, best practices, scientific studies and strategic institutional documents related to the topics addressed by the course.

Learning assessment procedures

Those attending will have the opportunity to earn an additional score from the work carried out and/or presented in the classroom, which will contribute to the final grade. The exam procedures will be announced during the lessons and in a dedicated file on Moodle.

Evaluation criteria

The exam aims at ascertaining the knowledge of the course topics as well as critical thinking skills.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The evaluation is expressed out of 30.

Exam language

Italiano

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