Unit Sociology of Deviance and Social Control
- Course
- Scienze socioantropologiche per l'integrazione e la sicurezza sociale
- Study-unit Code
- A002679
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Sabina Curti
- Teachers
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- Sabina Curti
- Hours
- 54 ore - Sabina Curti
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline sociologiche
- Sector
- SPS/12
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- 1. Elements of the sociology of deviance 2. Fear: epistemology, phenomenology and sociological analysis 3. Fear and control in various social contexts
- Reference texts
- - F.P. Williams III, M. D. Mc Shane, Criminological Theory, Pearson, 2017. Choose one of the following texts: - J. Simon, Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear (Studies in Crime and Public Policy), Oxford UniversitY Press. - Z. Bauman, Liquid fear, Polity Press, Cambridge. - T. Todorov, The fear of Barbarians, Traslation Edition.
- Educational objectives
- 1. Elements of the sociology of deviance 2. Fear and social control 3. Fear and crime management 3. Fear and conflict between cultures
- Prerequisites
- knowledge of sociological theories
- Teaching methods
- Lectures In-depth seminars Video screenings and documentary films Written papers Meetings with experts and privileged witnesses Reflective and research exercises
- Other information
- Per informazioni sui servizi di supporto agli studenti con disabilità e/o DSA visita la pagina http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità e/o DSA sono pregati di contattare la docente all'inizio del corso Le lezioni inizieranno il 26 settembre 2025.
- Learning verification modality
- The test will consist of a written exam with open and closed questions to assess: - understanding and knowledge of the issues covered, the ability to place them in historical context and 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 work contexts, in criminal and non-criminal settings.
- Extended program
- Introduction to the course, teaching methods, workshops and assessment methods. 1. Elements of the sociology of deviance and social control: norms, socialisation, social control, analysis of the causes of deviance, sanctions, prevention and control systems. In-depth study of deviance as a social construct. 2. Fear as an emotion and as a mechanism of social control in different contexts. 3. The social dimensions of fear. Case studies and practical observations. 4. Fear and resentment in conflicts between cultures 5. Fear in the professions of coordination and management of emergencies and security
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Peace, justice and strong institutions Reducing inequalities