B000251 - SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL PROCESSES

Italian

The concept of culture.
The sociological approach to culture
Dimensions and components of culture
Culture and social structure
Cultural Relativism
Production and consumption
Cultural pluralism
The production of meaning
Production, distribution and reception of culture
Cultures and organizations

Students have to be able to menage different and fundamental concepts about culture faced during the course. Students must acquire specific knowledges of why modern societies are chatacterised by cultural differentation and how this influences individual action and social life. Obviously, students must be able to link concepts acquired during lessons to social concepts and specific current social issues.

Knowledge of the main theories and sociological methods

Lessons, working class, groups discussions

The written exam will consist of 8
multiple-choice questions and in writing two 45 lines texts.
During the oral exam the student must deepen the different topics of the course.

First part - what is culture

Components of the culture

Dimensions of culture

Cultural pluralism

High, popular and mass culture

Relationship between society and culture

Second part - Cultural processes

Why we need to build up meanings

Process of socialization

Actors of socialization

Cultural perspectives

Construction of common sense

Religion and secularization

Importance of communication