Methodology of Social Research
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: SIMONA MANUELA GOZZOCourse Structure
Lessons
No specific prerequisites are required
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
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.
It consists of a first part referring to terms and concepts essential for understanding the logic of social research, followed by a second part oriented to empirical work and aimed at allowing the acquisition of the skills necessary for the realization of a design of research.
Textbook Information
- Martire F., Parra Saiani P. e Cataldi S., La ricerca sociale e le sue pratiche, Carocci, 2023
- ONLY FOR STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK (L39): Gozzo S. Le condizioni della coesione. Micro-macro links per un processo da governare, Franco Angeli, Milano 2019 (Cap. 1,2)
- ONLY FOR STUDENTS IN SOCIOLOGY (L40): Giorgetti E. e Massaro D., Ricerca e percorsi di analisi dei dati con SPSS, Pearson education 2007 (except for the last chapter)
RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
- Trobia A., Elementi di metodologia e tecniche della ricerca sociale, Aracne, Roma 2010 (in particolare per i non frequentanti)
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concetti indicatori indici | - |
| 2 | Definizione operativa delle unità | - |
| 3 | Disegni di ricerca standard/non standard | - |
| 4 | Definizione operativa delle proprietà | - |
| 5 | Variabili | - |
| 6 | Campionamento | - |