BAF International politics, law and economics (IPLE) (Classe L-36 R)

What is society? How can we understand it? What is the role of the individual in society, and how does society affect individual lives? The course offers students with the tools and concepts needed for a meaningful exploration of the various systems of our social world. This course is an introduction to a sociological way of thinking to help us better understand the world we live in. The course examines patterns of social relations and interactions, how societies are organized, how cultures develop and change, why inequality exists, and how societies reproduce it. The content of the course reflects both traditional themes like social class and power as well as emerging themes such as social movements and sexuality.

The course expects you to be comfortable with computing and know the basics of Microsoft Word. Previous knowledge of sociological theory is helpful but not strictly necessary.