Unit Sociology of Deviance and Social Control
- Course
- Socioanthropological studies for integration and social security
- Study-unit Code
- A002679
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Sabina Curti
- Teachers
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- Sabina Curti
- Hours
- 72 ore - Sabina Curti
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Academic discipline
- SPS/12
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Deviance. Crime. Social control. Prevention systems. Fear. Prison. Justice.
- Reference texts
- 1. D. Melossi, Stato, controllo sociale, devianza, Bruno Mondadori 2002.
2. M.C. Nussbaum, La monarchia della paura, il Mulino 2020.
3. A. Nothomb, Cosmetica del nemico, qualsiasi edizione.
4. S. Curti, Folla, città e Covid-19: governare (con) la paura in una democrazia, in Sicurezza e scienze sociali, n. 1/2021, pp. 50-65.
For a 12 cf. examination, students must add ONE text of their choice from those below:
1. P. Combessie, Sociologia della prigione, Kaplan, Torino 2020.
2. G. Mannozzi, G.A. Lodigiani (a cura di), Giustizia riparativa. Ricostruire legami, ricostruire persone, il Mulino, Bologna 2015.
3. S. Curti, Rileggere "Dei delitti e delle pene" di Cesare Beccaria, CEDAM, Milano 2015.
4. A. Borghini, G. Pastore (a cura di), Carcere e scienze sociali. Percorsi per una nuova cultura della pena, Maggioli Editore 2020.
5. S. Vezzadini, Per una sociologia della vittima, FrancoAngeli 2012. - Educational objectives
- At the end of the course, the student possesses the basic knowledge required for the socio-criminological analysis of the phenomena dealt with in relation to the field of deviance and crime; the ability to approach the field of professional work with operational tools; the knowledge and skills to be able to design interventions, especially analytical, socio-cultural, preventive and extra-legal interventions, relating to deviance and crime.
- Prerequisites
- No
- Teaching methods
- Lectures
In-depth seminars
Video and film documentaries
Written papers
Meetings with experts and privileged witnesses
Reflexivity exercises - Other information
- For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Students with disabilities and/or DSA are requested to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course - Learning verification modality
- The test will consist of a written examination with open questions to assess
- the understanding and knowledge of the issues dealt with, the ability to be able to place them historically and to explain the methods used;
- the ability to critically analyse the issues addressed from a scientific, ethical and social point of view;
- the ability to use sociological and criminological language in relation to the phenomena investigated;
- the ability to design social research and prevention interventions in hypothetical criminal and extra-criminal contexts. - Extended program
- Introduction to the course, teaching, workshop and evaluation methods.
1. Elements of the sociology of deviance and social control: analysis of the causes of deviance, systems of prevention and control.
2. Fear as an emotion and as a mechanism of social control. Fear of control, control of fear.
3. Fear of self and other: causes, effects, recursiveness. Fear, criminal(s) and victim(s).
4. Individual and social dimensions of fear. Case studies and practical observations.
5. Fear of prison and fear of leaving prison. Restorative justice.