The course introduces, in this first part, to the knowledge of basic notions in the field of Sociology, bringing back to these the major theoretical perspectives and research topics. The main aim is the knowledge of theoretical and empirical results, obtained from the classic studies in sociology, distinguishing the main macro and micro sociological approaches.
The module focuses on the analysis of contemporary authors and has the dual objective of bringing the sociological analysis of current events and dwell on the analysis of those scholars identifying a “sociological way” for the study of culturally relevant phenomena. These theories are referred to the main political, historical and social phenomena characterizing contemporary society.