Methodology of Social Research

Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: SIMONA MANUELA GOZZO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Fundamental principles and notions of social research methodology

Course Structure

No specific prerequisites are required

Required Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites are required

Detailed Course Content

The program is aimed at providing basic knowledge on the fundamental characteristics of the social research method, with particular attention to standard research. The main goal is to know the essential concepts about methods of social research (Amaturo). Beside, students should apply basic skills for the realization of a research (Amaturo, Gozzo).

Textbook Information

- Martire F., Parra Saiani P. e Cataldi S., La ricerca sociale e le sue pratiche, Carocci, 2023 (pages 1-237) and Amaturo E. metodologia della ricerca sociale, Utet 2012 (ONLY CHAPTER 7)

INTEGRATION FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS:

You can use the English text: Social Research Methods. Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Approaches (2nd ed), Sigmund Gronmo, Bergen, Norway

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Concetti indicatori indici	Amaturo
2	Definizione operativa delle unità	Amaturo
3	Disegni di ricerca standard/non standard	Amaturo
4	Definizione operativa delle proprietà	Amaturo
5	Variabili	Amaturo
6	Campionamento	Amaturo
7	definizione operativa di coesione	Gozzo

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Attending students will be able to participate in periodic tests and exercises aimed at verifying the acquisition of knowledge and skills and conclude with a final test / exercise.

Non-attending students will have to take a single oral exam

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

what is meant by intrusiveness principles for a correct classification what is an indicator how can the validity and reliability of an indicator be detected tell me about Marradi's criticisms of Stevens Take an example of a categorical variable

Degree Course in

Sociology and Social Work