| Code: | GS1101 | Acronym: | SE1 |
| Teaching Area: | Sociologia |
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study plan | Curriculum Years | ECTS | Contact hours | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGS | 7 | Despacho 6311/08 | 1º | 4 ECTS |
| Teóricas: | 30,00 |
| Forms: | 0,00 |
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Provide students with substantive knowledge about the great evolutions of contemporary societies in order to break with the stereotyped visions of social phenomena and, in particular, the phenomenon of aging:
a) Understand that aging is more than a biological process and that the concept of the elderly has evolved throughout the civilizational process;
b) Understand what are social regularities from the study of the demographic transition;
c) Understand and explain the main economic, political and cultural factors that are the genesis of the phenomenon of aging;
d) Be able to systematically use the main instruments for the collection and processing of statistical data and to interpret them by reconciling qualitative and quantitative approaches.
1. Introduction: basic concepts
2. The demographic transition:
2.1. Main demographic dynamics in the world, in Europe and Portugal
2.2. Measuring demographic aging: key indicators
3. Double demographic aging: explanatory factors
3.1. Economic, political and cultural factors of fertility decrease
3.2. Economic, political and cultural factors of increased life expectancy and longevity
4. Aging and health: healthy life prospects after 65 years
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| Carneiro, R. (coord.);O Envelhecimento da População: Dependência, Ativação e Qualidade, Lisboa: CEPCEP - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas - Universidade Católica Portuguesa. (Disponível em: http://www.qren.pt/np4/np4/?newsId=1334&fileName=envelhecimento_populacao.pdf) , 2012 |
| Fernandes, A. A.;Velhice e Sociedade, Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1997 |
| Fernandes, A. A.;Velhice, solidariedades familiares e política social. Itinerário de pesquisa em torno do aumento da esperança de vida. , Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 36, 39-52., 2001 |
| Fernandes, A. A. ;Determinantes da mortalidade e da longevidade: Portugal numa perspectiva Europeia (EU-15, 1991-2001). , Análise Social, XLII(183), 419-443. (Disponível em: http://www.scielo.mec.pt/pdf/aso/n183/n183a03.pdf), 2007 |
| Henriques, F. C. ;Cenários de envelhecimento e saúde em Portugal no século XXI ¿ causas e consequências de uma transição demográfica tardia. , População e Sociedade, 18, 121-143., 2010 |
| INE;O envelhecimento em Portugal, Situação demográfica e sócio-económica recente das pessoas idosas, Lisboa: INE. , 2002 |
| Kohler, H.; BillariI F. & Ortega J. ;The emergence of lowest-low fertility in Europe during the 1990s. , Population and Development Review, 28(4), 641-680. (Disponível em: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.589.4582&rep=rep1&type=pdf), 2002 |
| Mendes, M. F. ;Introdução ao estudo ¿ Determinantes da fecundidade em Portugal. , Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. (Disponível em: https://ffms.pt/publicacoes/grupo-estudos/1517/determinantes-da-fecundidade-em-portugal) , 2016 |
| Nações Unidas ;World Population Ageing - 2015., Nova Iorque: Nações Unidas. (Disponível em: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WPA2015_Report.pdf) , 2015 |
| OMS;Relatório mundial de envelhecimento e saúde. , USA: OMS. (Disponível em http://sbgg.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/OMS-ENVELHECIMENTO-2015-port.pdf) , 2015 |
| Rosa, M. J. V. ;O envelhecimento da Sociedade Portuguesa. , Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. , 2012 |
Lectures: pedagogy centred on the recipients of the messages and based on the articulation between presentations by the lecturer and moments of reflection and debate, mobilising student contributions;
Tutorial classes: presentation and discussion of work done by students.
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 30 | |
| Independent study | Study | 68 | |
| Individual test | Teste/Exame | 2 | |
| Total: | 100 |
Students can choose one of the following assessment methods
1. Distributed assessment (Article 11 of the Knowledge Assessment Regulations) which consists of the following elements:
a) Completion of an individual written test which will take place during the exam season. Weighting: 50%.
b) An individual poster with an oral presentation. Weighting: 40 per cent.
Students should consult the guidance document available in the UC documents folder on Sigarra.
c) Attendance: 10% (students who attend more than 75% of classes will be given an extra 2 points).
Note: If the student is a student worker, attendance is not taken into account (unless the student so wishes) and the weighting of each individual test is 50%.
2. Final Exam (Article 12 of the Knowledge Assessment Regulations):
A final written exam.
Distributed assessment
Test = 50%
Poster = 40%
Attendance = 10%
Final exam
Exam = 100%
Not applicable.
According to RAC.
According to RAC.
