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Sociology of the Family

Sociology of the Family

Code	13144
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	without requirements.
Learning outcomes	To complete successfully this curricular unit students must demonstrate: - Be able to understand and to identify the most important transformations of the family relationships in the Western countries, especially in Portuguese society; - Be able to understand the diversity of family trajectories and the plural patterns of family functioning in its relation with broader social contexts; - Be able to argue the “crisis of the family” in the context of the recent changes in social behaviors and values, identifying the main arguments pro and against; - Know how to analyze issues and results of sociological research in family; - Know how to critically analyze texts and present in summary form its main propositions; - Scientific attitudes towards prejudice and discrimination in relation to the diversity of family forms.
Syllabus	1. Capitalism and Modern Conjugal Family 2. Crisis of the Family and the Couple? 3. Change and Diversity of family structures, trajectories and family interactions; 4. Subjects and studies of the Family in Portugal
Main Bibliography	1.Santos, Filomena (2007),"Perspectiva Histórica sobre o Casamento"in Sem Cerimónia nem papéis – um estudo sobre as uniões de facto em Portugal. UBI.Tese; Santos, F. & Dias, R. (2016). Famílias e Mudança em Portugal: uma Perspectiva Sociológica In M. J. Vidigal (2016) Contributos para a História da Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental em Portugal, Lisboa:Trilhos; Wall, K. (org.)(2005), Famílias em Portugal, Lisboa, ICS. Wall, K., S. e V. Cunha(Coord.)(2010), A Vida Familiar no Masculino. Negociando velhas e novas masculinidades, Lisboa, CITE. 2. Dias, I. (2004),Violência na Família: uma abordagem sociológica, Porto, Afrontamento; GIDDENS, A. (1992), The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies, Cambridge, Polity Press; José, S. J. (2009), Family Care of Older People in Portugal. ESA 2009 Conference; Wall, K., Cunha, V., Marinho, S. (2013). Negotiating gender equality in conjugal life and parenthood in Portugal: a case study [online ICS] [Working Paper13].
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	a) Written individual test (65%); b) Individual oral presentation (35%) on a text from the mandatory bibliography (article or book chapter) with delivery of a reading sheet with a minimum of 4 pages.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.