The course will introduce students to a range of sociological perspectives on culture and communication.
Theoretical and practical tools will be provided in order to support social interactions, control stereotypes and stigmatization processes and develop role taking skills. Special emphasis will be placed on the perspective of Symbolic Interactionism.
Part of the course will be devoted to sociological research on physical disability and stigma.
The aims of this course is to illustrate the diseases (degenerative, autoimmune and traumatic) of the musculoskeletal and nervous system. The principal goal is to illustrate the principles of functional rehabilitation and the enhancement of residual abilities.
The aim is to provide the knowledge of the main musculoskeletal diseases of orthopedic and traumatology. The course provides knowledge regarding common orthopedic and traumatological diseases in physical and sports activities, related to their impact on the planning, organization, and management of motor activities, in relation to the various ages : from thepediatric age to the elderly.
- Definition of culture.
Classical theories.
Conflictualist perspectives.
Structural-functionalist perspectives.
Symbolic Interactionism (Mead, Blumer, Becker, Denzin).
- Communication Processes and Social Interactions
The social construction of Self (G. H. Mead, W. James, C. H. Cooley).
Primary and secondary socialization, re-socialization (P. Berger, T. Luckmann).
Significant others and reference groups (T. Shibutani). Subcultures and social worlds (H. S. Becker, G. A. Fine, A. Strauss). Stereotypes and prejudices (W. Lippman, G. Allport). Stigma and Labeling Theory. Total Institutions (E. Goffman, K. Plummer, L. Athens, S. Cohen).
Degenerative and traumatic diseases of the spine and rehabilitation; disorders of the CNS and rehabilitation; pathologies of the SNP and rehabilitation; instrumental therapy and EBM; rheumatic disease and rehabilitation treatment; traumatic and degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system and rehabilitation treatment; functional assessment scales; utilities of the neurophysiological technique in rehabilitation; self-rehabilitation of spastic paresis.
The course is based on the main orthopaedic and traumatologic disorders, highlighting: epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, imaging investigations, differential diagnosis, prognosis, complications, conservative and surgical treatment.
1. Wendy Griswold, Cultures and Societies in a Changing World,
New York, Sage, 2008.
2. Rosalba Perrotta, Cornici, specchi e maschere. Interazionismo simbolico e comunicazione, Clueb, Bologna, 2005.
3. Rosalba Perrotta (a cura di), Un cuore di farfalla. Studi su disabilità fisica e stigma, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2009.
1) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice (Volume II: Rehabilitation medicine) Hardcover 2) –Joel A. DeLisa (Editor), Bruce M. Gans (Editor), Nicolas E. Walsh (Editor)
1. Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore.