In the first part of the course different meanings of everyday life will be discussed through classical and contemporary sociologists contributions. The second one will address the emotional dimension of everyday life and the sociological concepts related to it, with reference to both the theoretical reflection that the empirical research. The third part will explore the emotional - everyday life link through a "proof" of empirical research.
attending students:
materials and handouts given and discussed during the course
Unattending students:
I part
M. Ghisleni, Sociologia della quotidianità. Il vissuto giornaliero, Roma, Carocci, 2005
+ one of the following texts:
E. Goffman, Espressione e identità, il Mulino, 2003.
A. Schutz, Saggi sociologici, Utet, 1972 CAPITOLO "SULLE REALTA' MULTIPLE"
A. Gouldner, La sociologia e la vita quotidiana, Armando, 2014
II part
A. Perulli, N.Elias. Processi e parole, Carocci, 2013
+ one of the following texts:
N. Elias, Strategie dell'esclusione, il Mulino, 2004
N. Elias, La civiltà delle buone maniere, il Mulino, 2009
III part
M. Cerulo, Sociologia delle emozioni, Bologna, il Mulino, 2018
+ one of the following texts:
A.Hochshild, Per amore o per denaro.La commercializzazione della vita intima,il Mulino, 2015
J.C.Kaufmann, Baruffe d’amore, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008.
G. Turnaturi, Vergogna. Metamorfosi di un'emozione, Feltrinelli, 2012
Learning Objectives
The course provides students with theoretical and methodological tools in order to analyze social phenomena from everyday life point of view.
Prerequisites
The students are required to be familiar with basic sociological concepts and a good knowledge of classical masters of sociology.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars, team works and presentations. web platform (moodle)
Further information
To be considered attending student you have not to exceed 5 absences.
Type of Assessment
Attending students during the course are required to present and discuss selected texts. Of such interventions, it will be evaluated both the critical skills that the presentation ability. They will constitute 50% of the rating. The remaining 50% will be constituted by the evaluation of a short essay (15 pp. approximately).
Not attending: oral exam on the texts of the program to evaluate the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, the use of specific language, the critical and analytical skills.
Course program
The first part of the course will discuss different meanings of "everyday life" (private / public life, popular life / aristocratic life, micro aspectc / macro ascpects of social phenomena) through the contribution of classical and contemporary authors (Elias, Garfinkel, Gouldner, Goffman, Mead, Schutz). The second part of the course will address specifically the emotional dimension of everyday life and the sociological concepts related to it, with reference to both the theoretical and empirical researches. The third part of the course will deepen the approach to the sociology of emotions through a "research experiment".