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.
1° Year
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Lingua straniera - Certificazione CLA livello B1 (completo)2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2012/2013
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2013/2014
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Un insegnamento a scelta tra i seguentiLegend | 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.
Sociology and social research (2011/2012)
Teaching code
4S000946
Credits
12
Coordinator
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- Methodology of social sciences of the course Bachelor's degree in Social Work
- General and family sociology - SOCIOLOGIA of the course Bachelor's degree in Social Work
The teaching is organized as follows:
METODI DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
Credits
6
Period
See the unit page
Academic staff
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Learning outcomes
Module: METODI DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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This course will introduce students to research methods and techniques of social research that can be applied to the typical subjects of social work.
Its main objectives are the following:
a)learning the basic language of research methodology;
b)developing capabilities of interpreting data produced by social research;
c)experimenting how to conduct one or more phases of an empirical study.
The course will provide the student with a wide perspective on research-making which, though not including all issues of the state of the art, will span over the most important problems that are of concern of the methodological debate.
Module: SOCIOLOGIA
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Through an analysis of the fundamental sociological concepts and the work of some classic (Tocqueville Durkheim, Weber) and modern authors (Parsons, Goffman), the course aims at describing the main theoretical problems faced by sociology
Program
Module: METODI DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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Niero M.(2005) Introduzione alla progettazione e alla pratica della ricerca sociale, Guerini Milano.
Lonardi C. (2007), Raccontare e raccontarsi, QuiEdit, Verona.
Oprandi (2002), Il Focus group, Breve compendio eorico-pratico. Emme&Erre Padova.
Niero M.(2008), Il mix fra qualità e quantità nella ricerca sociale, Quiedit, Verona.
Further materials and exercises will be indicated by the teacher as lessons go along. The essay by Oprandi can be downloaded from the following website http:/profs.formazione,univr.it/mauroniero/download.html
Module: SOCIOLOGIA
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1) Reimann H., (a cura di), Introduzione alla sociologia. I concetti fondamentali, Il Mulino, Bologna
2) Aron R., Le tappe del pensiero sociologico, Mondadori, Milano (Chapters on M. Weber, A. de Tocqueville, É. Durkheim ONLY)
3) Goffman E., La natura della deferenza e del contegno, in Id. Il rituale dell’interazione , Il Mulino, Bologna
Examination Methods
Module: METODI DELLA RICERCA SOCIALE
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Exams are in written form. Participation in exercises will be included in the calculation of the student's mark
Module: SOCIOLOGIA
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Written exam
