General knowledge of sociological concepts and theories

The aims of this course are: to provide a comprehensive understanding of modern multicultural society, to critically discuss the main issues of contemporary sociology of culture, to develop skills of a comparative analysis and assessment of cultural differences.

The sociological research of multicultural society.
The interdependence of economic, political and cultural factors in the process of social change.
Multiculturalism as the coexistence of different cultures.
The dimensions of sociocultural differentiation - ethnicity and social stratification.
The understanding of cultural phenomena, values and norms that shape social conduct, the rules and conventions of everyday social life.
A functionalist and conflictological point of view on culture.
Tradition and modernization in culture. Cultural pluralism as the dialectic of universalism and relativism.
Citizenship, Europe and social integration
The positions of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
Relational reason and multiculturalism

• 1.  (A) Donati P. Beyond the dilemmas of multiculturalism: recognition through relational reason Routledge, London, 2009 » Pagine/Capitoli: in International review of Sociology, Volume 19, Number 1, March 2009, pp. 55-82
• 2.  (A) Kouvertaris A.G Perspectives on ethnicity, gender and race and their empirical referents: a fous sided paradigm and critical review Routledge, London, 2009 » Pagine/Capitoli: in International review of Sociology, Volume 19, Number 1, March 2009, pp. 127-146
• 3.  (A) Spencer S. Race and ethnicity. Culture, identity and representation Routledge, London, 2006

Attending students
Course readings are: 1, 2 and further materials illustrated during the course

Not attending students
Course readings are: 1, 2 and 3

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• § orale Essays writings, presentations and classroom discussion for attending students

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