SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITIES

The course introduces the study of social inequalities in the contemporary world aiming to achieve the following objectives: present the main theories and the main analytical tools concerning inequalities; provide in-depth knowledge of the causes, dimensions and forms of inequalities, with particular attention to the European and Italian context; give student skills and abilities to apply in studies and social work.

At the end of the course the student:
- has knowledge of the theoretical framework and concepts necessary for the study and analysis of inequalities;
- has a general framework of inequalities in the Western world, of main generative causes and their main forms (taken in time and space);
- is able to clearly formulate the content of the course, to use properly the current terminology in the field of inequalities, to argue in support of the principal theoretical hypotheses, to give examples in order to support or refute a hypothesis of analysis;
- is able to collect information, provide analysis and interpretations by applying acquired knowledge, providing relevant examples built autonomously;
- is able to communicate and interact with different audiences.

There are not pre-requirements.

Sociological theory and inequalities.
Ideology and inequalities.
Inequalities and social citizenship.
Global inequalities, international inequalities and internal inequalities: causes and dimensions.
Inequalities at work.
Vulnerable workers, new poverties, new social risks.
Health inequalities.
Racial inequalities.
Race, racism, discriminations.
Islamophobia.
Roma and inequalities.

1) Perocco F., Trasformazioni globali e nuove disuguaglianze, Ed. Franco Angeli, 2012.


2) Two books among following volumes:
- Basso P. - Perocco F. (cur.), Gli immigrati in Europa. Razzismo, disuguaglianze, lotte, Franco Angeli, 2003.
- Basso P. (cur.), Razzismo di stato, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2010.
- Gjergji I., Uccidete Sartre! Anticolonialismo e antirazzismo di un revenant, Ombre Corte, 2018.
- Corradi L., Salute e ambiente. Diversità e disuguaglianze sociali, Carocci, 2008.
- Filandri M., Proprietari a tutti i costi. La disuguaglianza abitativa in Italia, Carocci, 2016.
- Franzini M., Disuguaglianze inaccettabili. L'immobilità economica in Italia, Laterza, 2013.
- Toffanin T., Fabbriche invisibili. Storie di donne lavoranti a domicilio, Ombre corte, 2016.

3) Students who not attend class are required to add the following texts:
- Gallino L., La lotta di classe dopo la lotta di classe, Laterza, 2012 .
- Costantini D. et al. (cur.), Trasformazioni e crisi della cittadinanza sociale, Edizioni Ca' Foscari 2014 (soltanto i capitoli dei seguenti autori: Perocco introduzione, Basso, Toffanin, Gjergji, Pradella, Salvador). Il libro è scaricabile gratuitamente a questo indirizzo: http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/col/dbc/1/68/SapereEuropa/2

The evaluation will be based on a written exam. Three groups of tracks are provided and students develop a track for each group. Points assigned for each track: from 0 to 4.

Lectures and seminars with discussion; case-study.

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