Gender and Sport

Code:

622

Acronym:

622

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	68	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-
			2

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to provide a holistic and current understanding about gender issues in sport and physical activities. It also seeks to focus the construction of masculinities and femininities and the impact on participation in sport activities. Finally, it aims to expose students to the main lines of research in the field. At the end of this curricular unit, students should be able to: 1) Identify Gender as a social construct that outlines the roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a particular society believes are appropriate for men and women, particularly in sport 2) Understand the challenges of the importance of gender equity — particularly for girls and women 3) Identify the mechanisms that promote hegemonic representations and power relations in sport concerning gender issues 4) Integrating concerns about gender equality into the analyses and formulation of policies, programs and projects in sport and physical education

Learning outcomes and competences

Integrating concerns about gender equality into the analyses and formulation of policies, programs and projects in sport and physical education.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Sex and Gender - different concepts a. Masculinities and femininities b. The intersection of gender, ethnicity, age, class, disability and sexual orientation 2. Sport and gender a. Women’s sport participation b. Masculinities and sport: the emphasis on hegemonic masculinity c. Gender stereotyping in media sport coverage: the media image of the female athlete d. Homophobia in sport and physical education 3. Sport bodies gender a. disciplined bodies in sport. b. empowering girls and women through sport 4. Gender equality and sport a. gender biases in school sports b. best practices for gender equality 5. Gender studies in sport

Mandatory literature

Gomes Paula Botelho; Equidade na educação. ISBN: 972-98686-0-3

Complementary Bibliography

Silva P. (Paula); Sport and gender

Teaching methods and learning activities

Thematic discussions. Synchronous learning and asynchronous learning.

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Physical education > Sport

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	66,00
Frequência das aulas	15,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Theoretical assessment (50% of final grade) + practical assessment (50% of final grade)

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical assessment (50% of final grade) + practical assessment (50% of final grade)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who benefit from special rules of attendance will be required to submit special work for proof of knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the course

Classification improvement

Written examination for the theoretical component of the evaluation