Ricerc@Sapienza

Guided by the early findings of social scientists, practitioners have long advocated for greater contact between groups to reduce prejudice and increase social cohesion. Recent work, however, suggests that intergroup contact can undermine support for social change towards greater equality, especially among disadvantaged group members.

The theme of sustainable development is an extremely interdisciplinary field of research where biological, engineering, political, economic and social studies are reconnected in a future-oriented cognitive proposal. The aim of this intellectual effort is to give proper attention to the link between peace economics and sustainable development.

The Social Sciences and, specifically, the sociological research has
progressively assumed the gender factor as one of the strategic keys to
understand contemporary phenomena. In fact, as a variable for sociostatistical
analysis or as a characterizing trait of individual identity, it is a
decisive factor in the interpretation of the deep social transformations and it
inspires the self-reflection of the sociologists about the analytical tools of their
discipline. The contribution proposes, through a lexicometric approach, an

The Social Sciences and, specifically, the sociological research, have progressivelyassumedthegenderfactorasoneofthestrategickeys to understand contemporary phenomena. In fact, as a variable for socio-statistical analysis or as a characterizing trait of individual identity, it is a decisive factor in the interpretation of the deep social transformations, and it inspires the self-reflection of the sociologists about the analytical tools of their discipline.