Sociology of Law Advanced
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
At the end on this course the student will have acquired a philological awareness, which will make it possible for her or him to reconstruct the ideas of the classics in sociology of law and awareness as to the problems raised by conceptualization (and, possibly, operationalizations) in social sciences in general and sociology of law in particular.
Expected learning outcomes
A - Ability to study the classics and acquaintance with the empirical methods of sociology of law
B - Ability to conceptualize legal phenomena and possibly operationalize the re-sulting conceptualizations through the main quantitative and qualitative empirical sociological methods
C - Ability to address critically the scientific purport of texts endowed with high scientific prestige (classics in sociology of law)
D - Further improvement of the command of the sociological and legal-sociological technical languages relative to the command acquired in Sociologia del diritto (basic)
E - Improvement of the ability to learn sociological subjects, including subjects other than sociology of law
B - Ability to conceptualize legal phenomena and possibly operationalize the re-sulting conceptualizations through the main quantitative and qualitative empirical sociological methods
C - Ability to address critically the scientific purport of texts endowed with high scientific prestige (classics in sociology of law)
D - Further improvement of the command of the sociological and legal-sociological technical languages relative to the command acquired in Sociologia del diritto (basic)
E - Improvement of the ability to learn sociological subjects, including subjects other than sociology of law
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course is in two parts.
In the first part some classics in sociology of law will be assigned and discussed dur-ing classes. Attention will be paid to translation problems from and to the Italian or English language concerning legal-sociological terms. Even more attention will be paid to how given legal sociologists conceptualize (and possibly operationalize) the continuum made up by social reality and, notably, socio-legal reality. This will enable the student to deal with the classics in this discipline and to understand the problems of conceptualization in sociology of law, and their difference from legal-dogmatic ones.
In the second part the main quantitative and qualitative methods used in sociology in general and sociology of law in particular will be taught.
Analytical program
1. Analysis and discussion of 3 classics in Sociology of law
2. Conceptualization in Sociology of law
3. Operationalization in Sociology of law
4. Qualitative methods
5. Quantitative methods
In the first part some classics in sociology of law will be assigned and discussed dur-ing classes. Attention will be paid to translation problems from and to the Italian or English language concerning legal-sociological terms. Even more attention will be paid to how given legal sociologists conceptualize (and possibly operationalize) the continuum made up by social reality and, notably, socio-legal reality. This will enable the student to deal with the classics in this discipline and to understand the problems of conceptualization in sociology of law, and their difference from legal-dogmatic ones.
In the second part the main quantitative and qualitative methods used in sociology in general and sociology of law in particular will be taught.
Analytical program
1. Analysis and discussion of 3 classics in Sociology of law
2. Conceptualization in Sociology of law
3. Operationalization in Sociology of law
4. Qualitative methods
5. Quantitative methods
Prerequisites for admission
Having passed the exams of Philosophy of Law and Sociology of Law
Teaching methods
Classroom-taught lessons. Discussion of assignments
Teaching Resources
They will be provided by the instructors during the course
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam
IUS/20 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professors:
Di Lucia Paolo Umberto Maria, Fittipaldi Edoardo
Shifts:
Professor(s)