Theories of Social Exclusion

Code	12310
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	Not applicable.
Mode of delivery	Presential
Learning outcomes	Provide students with updated and in-depth knowledge on the issues of inequality, poverty and social exclusion. Understand and master the theories. Identify problems, policies, practices and protagonists. Develop critical analysis skills. Develop thinking autonomy and argumentative skills
Syllabus	I - From social inequalities to social exclusion and poverty: the differences II - Poverty: concepts and theories II.I - From the culturalist tradition to the socioeconomic tradition III - Social exclusion: context, concepts and theories III.I - From the French perspective to the Anglo-Saxon one III.II - Social exclusion in a synthesis approach: the articulation between macro, meso and micro factors. V - How to measure poverty and inequality? VI - Problematics and specific groups. VII - The digital social inequality.
Main Bibliography	Augusto, A. e Mª J. Simões (coords.) (2007), "Dos fundamentos teóricos de partida à metodologia", Inserções – Diagnóstico Social em Concelhos da Beira Interior, pp. 6-14, Covilhã: UBI (policopiado). Castel, R. (2000), A Precaridade: transformações históricas e tratamento social em M-H. Soulet (org.), Da não-integração, Coimbra: Quarteto, pp.21-38. Costa, A. B. (1984), "Conceito de Pobreza", Estudos de Economia, 4(3), pp. 275-295. Dean, H. and L. Platt (eds) (2016),Social Advantage and Disadvantage, Oxford:Oxford University Press. Gordon, D. and P. Townsend (eds.) (2000), Breadline Europe, Bristol: The Policy Press Monteiro, A. (2019), Compreender a Exclusão Social, Lisboa, Mundos Sociais. Patino, Bruno. 2019. A civilização do peixe-vermelho. Lisboa: Gradiva. Paugam, S. (2003), A desqualificação social, Porto: Porto Editora, Ragnedda, M. (2020), Enhancing digital equity: Connecting the digital underclass. Suíça: Springer Nature.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.