Methodology of Social Research and Organization of social services

Module Methodology of Social Research

METHODOLOGICAL NOTIONS AND SKILLS USEFULL TO READ THE NEEDS OF THE TERRITORY, USERS AND GROUPS

frequent attendees: classroom tests or single oral examination at the end of the course

non-attending: oral examination

The methodological modules will focus on the acquisition of the necessary skills to define a research design oriented at analysing problems or needs of a specific context and/or of specific categories or groups, to carry out a secondary data analysis and to properly draft a research report, with in-depth analysis referring to the context of social policies and services. Participants will carry out laboratory activities aimed at acquiring specific skills also on a technical level.

 - Gozzo S., Pennisi C., Asero V., Sampugnaro R., Big Data e Processi Decisionali, Egea, Milano 2020 

 - other material will be  distributed during the lessons

other studens:

-Gozzo S., Le condizioni della coesione. Micro-macro links per un processo da governare, Franco Angeli, 2019 

- Gozzo S., Pennisi C., Asero V., Sampugnaro R., Big Data e Processi Decisionali, Egea, Milano 2020 

Testo consigliato per chi non avesse mai studiato metodologia della ricerca sociale (o avesse bisogno di ripassare le nozioni di base): Lucchini M., Metodologia della ricerca sociale. Ediz. mylab., 2018

attendants: The course will involve practical and laboratory exercises; reports and outputs from guided tutorials will be presented

others: oral exam

What is duality of structure? Who talks about it?

  What means analytic dualism? Who talks about it?

how is the relationship between psychic and social systems is regulated for Luhmann?

What are Habermas' three validity claims?