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Gender Issues

Code 13379
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Sociology
Entry requirements N/A
Mode of delivery Face-to-face.
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes To deepen knowledge and encourage reflection on gender issues, namely in the context of social exclusion processes and as an eminent dimension in social policies;
To analyse recent developments in the social reality, legislation and attitudes of the Portuguese population regarding gender related issues, such as sexism, segregation or discrimination;
Compare different societies from a gender perspective;
Evaluate and interpret specific cases;
At the end of the curricular unit, the students should be able to apply the knowledge and skills obtained in the processes of diagnosis and resolution of social problems.
Syllabus 1. Gender Studies: theoretical perspectives and conceptual framework
2. Gender Equality and inequalities in contemporary societies
3. Initiatives and campaigns for gender equality
4. Gender dimension in research and innovation
Main Bibliography Adichie, Chimamanda N. (2015) Todos devemos ser feministas, Portugal: D. Quixote.
Almeida, Miguel Vale (1995) Senhores de Si. Uma interpretação antropológica da masculinidade, Lisboa: Fim de Século.
Amâncio, Lígia (1994). Masculino e feminino. A construção social da diferença, Porto: Afrontamento.
hooks, bell (2015). Teoria Feminista: Da Margem ao Centro. Brasil: Perspectiva.
Beauvoir, Simone (2009) O Segundo Sexo, Lisboa: Quetzal.
Butler, Judith (2017). Problemas de Género, Lisboa: Orfeu Negro
Pereira, Maria do Mar (2012) Fazendo Género no Recreio. A negociação do género em espaço escolar, Lisboa: ICS.
Sales Oliveira, C. Boas, S.V., & Heras, S.L. (2016) Estereótipos de género e sexismo em docentes do ensino superior. Revista ibero-americana de educación superior, 7(19), 22-41.
Schouten, Maria Johanna (2011). Uma sociologia do género. Vila Nova de Famalicão: Ed. Húmus.
Ferreira, Virgínia (1999) Os paradoxos da situação das mulheres em Portugal. Revista Critica de Ciências Sociais,52/53
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-01-20

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