Code |
15482
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Year |
3
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Semester |
S2
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ECTS Credits |
6
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Workload |
TP(60H)
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Scientific area |
Sociology
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Entry requirements |
not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
From a theoretical-conceptual, sociological and anthropological basis, to analyze the importance of ethnic/racial-cultural-religious-identity difference in the configuration of social and political relations, in national and international contexts, namely between Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries. At the end of the curricular unit, the student should be able to understand racial-ethnic-cultural differences as an intrinsic quality of human nature and analyze the role of human diversity in intercultural relations, in the context of globalization.
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Syllabus |
1. Human diversity: geographic, biological and cultural/civilizational dimensions. 2. The concepts of: race/racism; ethnicity/ethnicity; minorities and interethnic relations; multiculturalism; cultural relativism; refugees; nation/nationalism and state. 3. Inter-racial-ethnic-cultural and religious relations: theoretical problematization and concepts definition. 4. Ethnic and religious minorities and intercultural relations in the context of globalization. 5. Multiculturality/Interculturality 6. Case studies, in national and international contexts
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Main Bibliography |
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (1993). Ethnicity & Nationalism: anthropological perspectives. London, Pluto Press. Fenton, Steve (1999). Ethnicity: racism, class and culture. London, MacMillan. Giddens, Anthony (2013). Sociology. Huntington, Samuel (1996). The Clash of Civilizations. New York: Simon & Schuster.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The CU is T-P. In the theoretical classes, the teacher exposes the theoretical and conceptual content of the program. In practical classes are carried out: individual and group work; analysis and discussion of scientific texts; and tutorial guidance, with the support of the student in the tasks of understanding the texts and systematization of the subject content.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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