SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE FAMILY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL POLICIES

Disciplinary Sector:

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CHESSA Stefano

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

General Sociology (6 CFU)
It is suggested the preparatory reading of C. Saraceno, M. Naldini, Sociologia della famiglia, il Mulino, Bologna, 2007 (pp. 7-171 only).

AF code:

A001778

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Written assignment and oral examination

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

Students completing the course will be able to:
- Explain the main analytical and interpretative categories upon the family of the sociology.
- Analyze the main changes related to the family.
- Argue on Italian and other European countries’ family policies.

Contents

The course is divided into three parts:
1. Structural, social and cultural aspects of contemporary family in the main sociological study approaches.
2. Analysis of some specific phenomena related to the familily: migrations, reconciliation between family time and work time, marriage fragility, "new families";
3. Social policies and services for the family in Italy and in other European countries.

Recommended Bibliography

Students attending lectures: all information about study materials will be provided during the course.

Students not attending lectures: R. Prandini (a cura di), Politiche familiari europee: convergenze e divergenze, Carocci, Roma, 2012; P. Donati (a cura di), La famiglia in Italia. Sfide e innovazioni nei servizi. Volume II. Nuove best practices nei servizi alle famiglie, Carocci, Roma, 2012.

Teaching Methods

Lectures

Contacts/More Information

Willingness to offer individual assistance also in a foreign language (English) to incoming students.
Willingness to offer teaching materials and bibliographical references also in a foreign language (mainly English) to incoming students.
Willingness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (English).

Other courses

Course year: 1

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IN SOCIAL WORK
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE TERRITORY
9 credits - Caratterizzante
COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION
6 credits - Caratterizzante
EVALUATION OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
6 credits - Caratterizzante
SOCIAL STATISTICS (ADVANCED COURSE)
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND RELATED IMPACT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
FOUNDATIONS, THEORIES AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL WORK
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE FAMILY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
VOCATIONAL INTERNSHIP
12 credits - Altro

Course year: 2

CORPORATE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
6 credits - Caratterizzante
EUROPEAN UNION LAW
6 credits - Caratterizzante
SOCIAL POLITICS OF MIGRATION
6 credits - Caratterizzante
FINAL TEST
18 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Altro
FRENCH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Altro
GERMAN LANGUAGE
6 credits - Altro
HUMANISTIC COMPUTER SCIENCE
6 credits - Altro
SPANISH LANGUAGE
6 credits - Altro

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