SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND EVERYDAY LIFE

Sociology of the family and everyday life is one of the compulsory course in our program. The question of family and parental relationships is indeed of the utmost importance in the training of future social workers since it may represent the background, if not directly the object, of much of the interventions which are made in this field. Therefore this course has the aim not only to improve the sociological knowledge of our students, but it also wants to increase their capacity to analyse family-based social contexts. In so doing, it draws attention to the case of families with whom social workers have more frequently relationship with, such as migrant families, lgbt families, families of people with disabilities, and in general families that are affected by various factors of vulnerability.

Students will learn how to analyse and understand the role of families and their transformations in contemporary societies, in its fundamental elements.
The second part of the course will focus on some of the problematics topics normally associated with family lives, e.g. gender violence, sexuality and gender models, migration and transnational caregiving, and finally concluding with a focus on normative aspects concerning reproductive rights, marriage, etc.

No requirements to be mentioned.

- Sociological insights on family models and their transformations
- Influence of transnational migrations on family and caregiving relationships

Read all:
Chiara Saraceno & Manuela Naldini, "Sociologia della famiglia", Il Mulino (ed. 2001, 2007, 2013)

NB: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS who cannot read italian will have to agree with professor Marchetti on an alternative to the handbook by Saraceno and Naldini.

Written exam (it can be done in English for international students)

Lectures and discussion in class

Italian

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development