SOCIOLOGY OF MIGRATIONS

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

000308L

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Sociology of Political Phenomena

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PAGLIONE MARIA LICIA

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

102

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of general sociology, research methods, social history and the history of sociological thought

Objectives

Knowledge of the main concepts and theories that describe the migratory phenomenon according to the typical categories of sociology, deepening some central themes, such as the procedures for welcoming migrants in Italy, the ambivalences experienced by the second generations of migrants, the possibilities of developing educational projects for integration, interreligious and intercultural relations, the concept of co-development.

Contents

The course intends to offer fundamental knowledge elements to understand the migratory phenomenon, through a sociological gaze and according to a critical approach that can support an integral reading of it.

Extended Syllabus

The lessons will explore the following topics:
Object of study and definitions of the main concepts
The causes of migration: theories
The insertion into the labor market and the transition to self-employment
Migration networks and their functions
Creating a system beyond reception: a project between reception and integration
Transnational families and the children of immigration
Language and double identity, between assimilation and integration. The case of the Arabic language school in Florence
The regulation of immigration
Legal advice to migrants
Policies for immigrants
Challenges on the ground: the work of an immigrant counseling office
Prejudice, discrimination, racism
Intercultural education paths
Religions in dialogue
Development: what do we mean?
Integration and co-development

Recommended Bibliography

1. M. Ambrosini, Sociologia delle migrazioni, il Mulino 2020;
2. F. Marini, Co-sviluppo e integrazione, Franco Angeli, Milano 2015 - Part I ;
3. A chosen book from among those that will be indicated in class

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures, group work and discussion with experts professionally engaged in the field of migration

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Type of exam:
Oral
Methods of verifying learning:
Verification of learning will take place through a written exam, possibly supplemented by a paper (individual or group) to be delivered before the exam session

Evaluation:
Final vote

Contacts/More Information

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"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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