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
attending:
Griswold W., Sociologia della cultura, Il Mulino, Bologna, tranne il VII capitolo
materiali distribuito a lezione
not attending:
Griswold W., Sociologia della cultura, Il Mulino, Bologna, tranne il VII capitolo
Sciolla L., Sociologia dei processi culturali, Il Mulino, Bologna
Learning Objectives
To provide students the knowledge needed to understand how journalism, as a process of negotiation involving different social actors, builds social reality and helps to define the interpretive frameworks through which public opinion is formed .
Students will be given the tools to analyze journalistic texts and to produce journalistic texts; in this regard - through exercises and testimonials - it will be reflected on the differences between the different media and the various genres and formats .
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the main theories and sociological methods
Teaching Methods
Lessons, working class, groups discussions
Further information
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Type of Assessment
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.