SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: GUIDO NICOLOSIExpected Learning Outcomes
To show to be able to understand the relationships between education and society: the way in which school systems influence society (and viceversa from a diachronic and synchronic point of view. The main focus will be the analysis of educational institutions and communication processes and tools understood as key dimensions to mitigate or amplify social inequalities and to favor or limit the development of children's cognitive abilities
To show making judgement and communication skills
Course Structure
Face-to-face lectures
Required Prerequisites
No requirement
Attendance of Lessons
Not compulsory
Detailed Course Content
- Socialization processes;
- Socialization agencies;
- Media;
- Educational institutions;
- Sociological theories on educational processes (Durkheim, Mannheim; Bourdieu, etc.)
- "Media Education";
- Analysis and criticism of "meritocracy";
- School and digital technologies.
Textbook Information
Ribolzi Luisa, Crescere nella società, Milano, Mondadori;
Rivoltella Pier Cesare, Media education, Brescia, Scholé;
Barone Carlo, Le trappole della meritocrazia, Bologna, Il Mulino,
Gui Marco, Il digitale a scuola. Rivoluzione o abbaglio?, Bologna, Il Mulino.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Socialization processes; • Socialization agencies; • Media; • Educational institutions; • Sociological theories on educational processes (Durkheim, Mannheim; Bourdieu, etc.) | Ribolzi Luisa, Crescere nella società, Milano, Mondadori, p. 14-173. |
| 2 | • Analysis and criticism of "meritocracy"; | Barone Carlo, Le trappole della meritocrazia, Bologna, Il Mulino, p. 9-127. |
| 3 | Media education | Rivoltella Pier Cesare, Media Education, Brescia, Scholé, p. 9-25; Bentivegna, Sara, Teorie delle comunicazioni di massa, Bari, Laterza, pag. 10-14; 20-52; 60-67; 76-81; 85-112; 128-138. |
| 4 | School and digital technologies | Gui Marco, Il digitale a scuola. Rivoluzione o abbaglio? Bologna, Il Mulino, p. 21-163. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exams + mid-term evaluation
Evaluation criteria:
- ability to present, argue and summarize the constructs covered with clear, appropriate language and referring to precise theoretical references;
- completeness in the theoretical contents acquired;
- critical reworking of the contents
- commitment to independent study.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Socialization processes;
- Socialization agencies;
- Media;
- Educational institutions;
- Sociological theories on educational processes (Durkheim, Mannheim; Bourdieu, etc.)
- "Media Education";
- Analysis and criticism of "meritocracy";
- School and digital technologies.