Teaching code

4S02213

Teacher

Debora Viviani

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY

Period

Sem. IB dal Nov 14, 2016 al Jan 21, 2017.

Moodle Seminars

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Learning outcomes

The course aims to deepen:
1. the relationship between society and knowledge
2. the relationship between individual and society, highlighting how the two sides co-participate in the construction of reality
3. the relationship between individuals, social structure and culture
4. The Concept of Material Culture,
5. a specific case of cultural objects: the food.

Program

The course will be developed through an in-depth study of four core themes.
1. the relationship between subject and society. In a perspective that considers the society' building an interaction between the subject and society itself.
2. the relationship between culture and society. The culture explicit cultural tastes, values, trends, social relationships and therefore changes and transforms following social change.
3. the symbolic function of objects today. As an element of material culture, objects are part of an open information system and they have a complex function.
4. the food as an element of material culture.Il food is important because it has different symbolic representations (food-diet, natural food, food and food, functional food to the body's health, organic food, etc.). For this reason, not only is, but also the structure of the lifestyles of the consumer who, through some specific choices, works on himself and his social representation.


Berger L.B. e Luckmann T. (2006), La realtà come costruzione sociale, ilMulino, Bologna
Douglas M. e Isherwood B. (1984), Il mondo delle cose, ilMulino, Bologna
Grassi V. e Viviani D. (2016), Il cibo immaginato tra produzione e consumo, FrancoAngeli, Milano

Examination Methods

written test with open questions