the educational integration of second generation southern italian migrants to the north

Background: After WW2 Italy experienced a huge internal migration from the south to the northern Italian regions. More than two million individuals moved up north, and the majority of them settled down permanently. How were southern internal migrants integrated into northern Italian society? Despite the theoretical and substantial relevance of the topic, there has been little systematic research on it. Objective: This work studies the assimilation of this migration flux from a long-term perspective, comparing the school outcomes of the children of southern migrants to those of both northerners' children and children of southern families who did not move. Methods: To this aim, logit models of three different school transitions are applied to data from the Italian Longitudinal Household Survey (ILHS), a retrospective panel survey that includes detailed life-course information on a representative sample of roughly 11,000 Italians. Results: There is no difference between the educational performance of both generation 2 and the mix generation and that of the northerners. However, strong and significant disadvantages were found with regard to generation 1.5, due to the disruption in individual school experience caused by the migration itself. Conclusions: The Italian educational system played an important role in facilitating the integration of the second generation of Southern immigrants, but it was less able to assimilate those who had already begun their studies in the south before following their parents to the north

Teoria dell’azione e sistematica sociologica

È finalmente disponibile in traduzione italiana, a 15 anni dall’edizione originale, Foundations of Social Theory di James Coleman (Fondamenti di teoria sociale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2005). È sufficiente scorrerne l’indice e leggerne le prime pagine per rendersi conto che si tratta di un lavoro fuori della norma, per dimensioni e per pretese sistematiche. Non ancora in libreria, Fondamenti ha avuto l’onore di comparire, come casus belli per un attacco al curatore, sulle pagine del «Corriere del..

Capitale sociale e benessere delle nazioni: una nota sulle ricerche di R. D. Putnam

Queste pagine intendono presentare il recente lavoro di R. D. Putnam, Bowling Alone. The Collapse and Revival of American Community (Simon e Schuster, New York, 2000), alla luce della precedente ricerca dello stesso autore sul rendimento istituzionale delle Regioni italiane, e della discussione cui questa ha dato luogo. In particolare, si descriveranno le strategie empiriche utilizzate per misurare e spiegare i fenomeni raccolti dall’autore nel concetto di capitale sociale, tra i più discussi..

In difesa della sociologia come scienza

The paper presents the recent Italian edition of John Goldthorpe’s On Sociology from the point of view of the current discussion on the epistemological status of the social sciences. The topic is particularly relevant in Italy, where a strong tradition of scientific sociology never truly developed. Goldthorpe’s position is described, and it is argued it is likely to have a strong impact on the Italian debate, given the relatively weak support scientific sociology traditionally receives in Italian academia. The majority of Italian sociologists are not familiar with quantitative methods and rigorous reasoning: Goldthorpe’s influence could push at least a part of them towards a more scientific approach. Then Goldthorpe’s theoretical foundations are discussed, with particular reference to rational action theory. It is argued that Goldhtorpe support for rational action theory and methodological individualism has at least three roots: a negative one, an analytical one, and a substantive one. The latter is the one that may prove weaker, from both a substantive and a sociology of science point of view

¿Qué hace que la democracia funcione?: Cultura, economía y diferencias territoriales enla Italia contemporánea

De onde sae un bo goberno? Depende da riqueza ou é ao contrario? Que papel desempeña a cultura no rendemento institucional e económico dunha sociedade? Este artigo aborda estas cuestións, tan antigas como a mesma socioloxía, por medio dunha discusión analítica e empírica do traballo recente de Robert D. Putnam. En primeiro lugar, describe o traballo empírico de Putnam sobre as rexións italianas e a evolución da súa análise e do seu marco teórico. En segundo lugar, pon a proba empiricamente as conclusións de Putnam sobre a relación entre cultura cívica e rendemento económico con datos ecolóxicos sobre as provincias italianas. A conclusión é que Putnam tirou conclusións demasiado amplas: se ben el propón unha explicación cultural-histórica da diferenza entre a Italia setentrional e a meridional, esta análise empírica demostra que a cultura cívica e o rendemento económico son dous fenómenos diferentes, (fortemente) relacionados ao longo de períodos temporais dilatados pero relativamente independentes a curto prazo. O efecto a longo prazo da cultura cívica do pasado sobre o rendemento económico actual non é máis forte ca o efecto do rendemento económico do pasado sobre a cultura cívica actual.¿De dónde sale un buen gobierno? ¿Depende de la riqueza o es al contrario? ¿Qué papel desempeña la cultura en el rendimiento institucional y económico de una sociedad? Este artículo aborda estas cuestiones, tan antiguas como la misma sociología, por medio de una discusión analítica y empírica del trabajo reciente de Robert D. Putnam. En primer lugar, describe el trabajo empírico de Putnam acerca de las regiones italianas y la evolución de su análisis y su marco teórico. En segundo lugar, pone a prueba empíricamente las conclusiones de Putnam acerca de la relación entre cultura cívica y rendimiento económico con datos ecológicos acerca de las provincias italianas. La conclusión es que Putnam extrajo conclusiones demasiado amplias: si bien él propone una explicación cultural-histórica de la diferencia entre la Italia septentrional y la meridional, este análisis empírico demuestra que la cultura cívica y el rendimiento económico son dos fenómenos diferentes, (fuertemente) relacionados a lo largo de periodos temporales dilatados pero relativamente independientes a corto plazo. El efecto a largo plazo de la cultura cívica del pasado sobre el rendimiento económico actual no es más fuerte que el efecto del rendimiento económico del pasado sobre la cultura cívica actual

La formazione delle competenze sociali: aziende, relazioni, istituzioni. Uno studio di casi nel terziario

Dottorato di ricerca in sociologia e ricerca sociale. 10. Ciclo. A.a. 1997-98. Tutore M. Regini. Relatore G. Esping-AndersenConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro, 7, Rome; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale - P.za Cavalleggeri, 1, Florence / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

In difesa della sociologia come scienza

The paper presents the recent Italian edition of John Goldthorpe’s On Sociology from the point of view of the current discussion on the epistemological status of the social sciences. The topic is particularly relevant in Italy, where a strong tradition of scientific sociology never truly developed. Goldthorpe’s position is described, and it is argued it is likely to have a strong impact on the Italian debate, given the relatively weak support scientific sociology traditionally receives in Italian academia. The majority of Italian sociologists are not familiar with quantitative methods and rigorous reasoning: Goldthorpe’s influence could push at least a part of them towards a more scientific approach. Then Goldthorpe’s theoretical foundations are discussed, with particular reference to rational action theory. It is argued that Goldhtorpe support for rational action theory and methodological individualism has at least three roots: a negative one, an analytical one, and a substantive one. The latter is the one that may prove weaker, from both a substantive and a sociology of science point of view

Analisi sociologica e meccanismi causali

Il volume Meccanismi sociali. Elementi di sociologia analitica di Filippo Barbera si propone di presentare al pubblico di lingua italiana una sintesi introduttiva di quella che l’autore chiama «sociologia analitica», o «spiegazione mediante meccanismi»: un approccio allo studio dei fenomeni sociali che si propone di spiegarli analiticamente, individuando le strutture causali stabili e generali (meccanismi) che li producono. Si tratta di una posizione teorico-metodologica che si è definita com..