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B026195 - Research methods for social sciences
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Course Content
Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2018-19
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Economics and Management (DISEI)
Modulo Generico of
Scientific Area
SPS/07 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
25/02/2019 ⇒ 31/05/2019
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
Course Content
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Lectureship
Mutuality
Course teached as:
B003060 - METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in POLITICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum STUDI SOCIALI
B003060 - METODOLOGIA DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI
3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in POLITICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum STUDI SOCIALI
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course is devoted to the presentation of the fundamental concepts of the methodology of social research, method, techniques, concepts, statements (in the first part) and of the methodological problems of empirical social research, considering the perspective of the two most important investigation strategies: the standard and non-standard (in the second part)
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL ATTEND CLASSES:
- Enrica Amaturo (2012) Metodologia della ricerca sociale, Utet (no the chapters number 9 snd 11).
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Annalisa Frisina (2013) Ricerca visuale e trasformazioni socio-culturali”, Utet Università (only the chapters 1 and 2).
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Essays or other materials presented and discussed during the lectures
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT ATTEND CLASSES:
- Enrica Amaturo (2012) Metodologia della ricerca sociale, Utet (no the chapters number 9 and 11).
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- A book to be chosen from the following list:
Jahoda, Marie, Lazarsfeld, Paul F., Zeisel, Hans (1986) I disoccupati di Marienthal, Roma: Edizioni Lavoro.
Whyte, William Foote (2011) Street corner society : uno slum italo-americano, Bologna : Il Mulino.
Mead, Margaret (2007) L’adolescenza in Samoa, Firenze: Giunti.
Schonberg, Jeff, Bourgois, Philippe (2011) Reietti e fuorilegge. Antropologia della violenza nella metropoli americana, Roma: Deriveapprodi.
Vianello, Francesca Alice (2009) Migrando sole. Legami transnazionali tra Ucraina e Italia, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Marcu, Oana (2014) Malizie di strada. Una ricerca azione con giovani rom romeni migranti, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Ventimiglia, Carmine (1996) Paternità in controluce. Padri raccontati, che si raccontano, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Durkheim, Emile (1969) Il suicidio; L’educazione morale , Torino: Utet (solo il saggio sul suicidio).
Cartocci, Roberto (2007) Mappe del tesoro. Atlante del capitale sociale in Italia, Bologna: Il Mulino.
Katz, Elihu e Lazarsfeld, Paul f. (1968) L’influenza personale nelle comunicazioni di massa, Torino: Edizioni ERI.
Istat (2014) Avere figli in Italia negli anni 2000. Approfondimenti dalle indagini campionarie sulle nascite e sulle madri
Scaricabile all’indirizzo: http://www.istat.it/it/files/2015/02/Avere_Figli.pdf
Cartocci, Roberto (2011) Geografia dell’Italia cattolica, Bologna, Il Mulino.
- Enrica Amaturo (2012) Metodologia della ricerca sociale, Utet (no the chapters number 9 snd 11).
+
Annalisa Frisina (2013) Ricerca visuale e trasformazioni socio-culturali”, Utet Università (only the chapters 1 and 2).
+
Essays or other materials presented and discussed during the lectures
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT ATTEND CLASSES:
- Enrica Amaturo (2012) Metodologia della ricerca sociale, Utet (no the chapters number 9 and 11).
+
- A book to be chosen from the following list:
Jahoda, Marie, Lazarsfeld, Paul F., Zeisel, Hans (1986) I disoccupati di Marienthal, Roma: Edizioni Lavoro.
Whyte, William Foote (2011) Street corner society : uno slum italo-americano, Bologna : Il Mulino.
Mead, Margaret (2007) L’adolescenza in Samoa, Firenze: Giunti.
Schonberg, Jeff, Bourgois, Philippe (2011) Reietti e fuorilegge. Antropologia della violenza nella metropoli americana, Roma: Deriveapprodi.
Vianello, Francesca Alice (2009) Migrando sole. Legami transnazionali tra Ucraina e Italia, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Marcu, Oana (2014) Malizie di strada. Una ricerca azione con giovani rom romeni migranti, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Ventimiglia, Carmine (1996) Paternità in controluce. Padri raccontati, che si raccontano, Milano: Franco Angeli.
Durkheim, Emile (1969) Il suicidio; L’educazione morale , Torino: Utet (solo il saggio sul suicidio).
Cartocci, Roberto (2007) Mappe del tesoro. Atlante del capitale sociale in Italia, Bologna: Il Mulino.
Katz, Elihu e Lazarsfeld, Paul f. (1968) L’influenza personale nelle comunicazioni di massa, Torino: Edizioni ERI.
Istat (2014) Avere figli in Italia negli anni 2000. Approfondimenti dalle indagini campionarie sulle nascite e sulle madri
Scaricabile all’indirizzo: http://www.istat.it/it/files/2015/02/Avere_Figli.pdf
Cartocci, Roberto (2011) Geografia dell’Italia cattolica, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Learning Objectives
To achieve epistemological and technical skills to conduct a social research
Prerequisites
No
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminsars and exercises. Moodle platform.
During the second module a specific workshop on visual methodology will be held.
During the second module a specific workshop on visual methodology will be held.
Type of Assessment
Oral. 3 or 4 main questions and other requests for further infomation.
Students who will attend the Visual Methodology Workshop will have to expose during the oral examination also the report on the exercise.
Students who will attend the Visual Methodology Workshop will have to expose during the oral examination also the report on the exercise.
Course program
The first part of the course is devoted to the presentation of the fundamental concepts of the methodology of social research (method – in the epistemological debate - techniques, concepts, statements) and of the methodological problems of empirical social research, considering the perspective of the two most important investigation strategies: the quantitative and the qualitative. The second part of the course is devoted to the study of some of the research techniques as the interview with questionnaire and the depth interview, the participant observation.