Sociology of Family and Gender

Code:

SOCI027

Acronym:

SFGEN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sociology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Sociology
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Sociology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
SOCI	57	SOCI - Study Plan	3	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Acquire knowledge about the theory and research produced by the Sociology of Family and Gender
- Develop knowledge of the major changes in family structures, values and gender relations

-Analyze the social reality of the contemporary family and the reality of Portuguese society
-Analyze intergenerational relationships in modern families, especially the children's place
-Analyze the main issues related to gender inequalities
-Provide students with theoretical and methodological tools to apply in social research

Learning outcomes and competences

- Knowledge of theories and major issues related to themes of the Sociology of Family and Gender
- Ability to analyze the processes of social transformation of family and gender relations
- Ability to mobilize the methods and techniques in the field of research driven Sociology of Family and Gender

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Family, society and culture
1.1.Family as social construction: discourses on family
1.2.Variation and diversity of family models: comparison problems
2.Family and social theory: theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches
3.Family in contemporary societies: challenges and tensions

3.1.Family, marriage and divorce
3.2.Family and parenting: the place of the child
4.Gender, socialization and identity construction
5.Theories about gender relations
6.Gender, family and work
7.Gender,politics andaccess to public space

Mandatory literature

ALMEIDA, Ana Nunes de ; Para uma Sociologia da infância. Jogos de olhares, pistas para a investigação, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2009
AMARO, Fausto; Sociologia da Família, ISBN:978-989-693-031-8, 2014
CONNELL, R. W.; Gender, Polity, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7456-2716-8
Dias, Isabel; Sociologia da Família e do Género, Pactor, 2015. ISBN: 978-989-693-053-0
WALL, Karin; AMÂNCIO, Lígia (orgs.); Família e Género em Portugal e na Europa, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-671-203-9
Anália Cardoso Torres; Estudos de género numa perspetiva interdisciplinar. ISBN: 978-989-8536-46-4

Complementary Bibliography

CABRAL, João de Pina ; O homem na família: cinco ensaios de antropologia, Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, 2003
Chiara Saraceno; Sociologia da família. ISBN: 972-33-1906-3
CONNELL, R. W.; Gender & Power, Polity Press, 1998. ISBN: 0-7456-0468-4
CONNELL, R. W.; Masculinities, Polity, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7456-3427-2
CROMPTON, Rosemary ; Employment and the family. The reconfiguration of work and family life in contemporary societies, Cambridge University Press, 2006
CUNHA, Vanessa; O lugar dos filhos . Ideais, práticas e signficados, ICS, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-671-202-2
Isabel Dias; Violência na família. ISBN: 972-36-0737-9
KAUFMANN, Jean-Claude ; Sociologie du Couple, Presses Universitaires de France, 1999. ISBN: 2 13 045706 1
MARUANI, Margaret (Dir.); Femmes, genre et sociétés. L' état des savoirs, Éditions La Découvert, 2005. ISBN: 2-7071-4412-6
SOLLIE, Donna L. ; Gender, families, and close relationships: Feminist research journeys, Sage, 1994. ISBN: 0-8039-5207-4
Jacqueline Scott; The^Blackwell companion to the sociology families. ISBN: 978-1-4051-7563-0
TORRES, Anália; Vida conjugal e trabalho. Uma perspectiva sociológica, Celta Editora, 2004. ISBN: 972-774-206-8
DIAS, Isabel (Coord.); Violência Doméstica e de Género. Uma Abordagem Multidisciplinar, Pactor, 2018. ISBN: 978-989-693-085-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course is based on a combination of teaching methodologies:
 Theoretical/ Practical: seek exposure / explanation of the theories, concepts and methodologies underlying the syllabus.
Tutorial sessions: are intended for the oral presentation of the critical essay on scientific articles by the students. Only this OT activity will be subject to evaluation. All other activities carried out in this field, such as thematic debates, participation in conferences, film viewing are not subject to evaluation.

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Social changes

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Prova oral	10,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	72,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	41,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The assessment scheme consists of the following assessment components:

- Final Exam

- Critical essay on selected scientific articles.

- Activities developed in tutorials sessions.

All tests are mandatory.

 

 

Calculation formula of final grade

The current evaluation system is the evaluation with final exam and includes the following components:

-Final exam (60%);
- Critical essay on selected scientific articles  (30%);
-Activities developed in tutorial sessions  - consists of the oral presentation of the critical essay at the classroom(10%).

For the student to be approved for the course  the classification of the final exam must be equal to or higher than 10 and the Critical Essay and Tutorial Activities must be equal to or greater than 8 values. Failure of this condition implies the transition for the appeal exam. If the rating is less than or equal to 7 in the final exam, and if the student has received a positive rating in other components (Critical Essay  and tutorial activity) this will be considered until the time for appeal or special exam of the same school year.

For the accomplishment of the activities of Tutorial Orientation proposed by the teacher is obligatory the presence of the students in the classroom. If this does not happen the student will get a grade of zero in them.


The student-workers, as long as they take their respective test in the Academic Services of FLUP, are exempt from the OT activities in the classroom. However, they are obliged to contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester for the purpose of establishing alternative assessment procedures for OT activities.

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Date of delivery of critical essay:
A Critical essay delivery occurs for all students, regardless of the time of the examination they undergo (normal and / or appeal), the last class of Sociology of the Family and Gender of the first semester.If the student fails the exam in the regular season could undergo a new examination at the time of appeal and maintained the classification obtained in the critical essay and the tutorial activities, if they are positive.

Evaluation Period of Appeal:

All the students who have not undergone the evaluation in normal time or who have not obtained the evaluation in normal time can be present at the time of appeal.

The evaluation of knowledge of the students who present themselves at the time of appeal focuses only on the examination component, according to the subject taught and the materials planned and explored in the discipline.

Given that the Critical Essay on scientific articles is carried out during the semester and the specificity of the OT activity, which consists of the presentation in the classroom of the critical essay, these evaluation components are not possible to be carried out at the time of appeal for the purposes of passing the course unit. In this sense, the evaluation at the time of appeal is confined to the final exam. Only students who have not obtained approval for the exam component in the normal time can be submitted to examination at the time of appeal.

The unit of Sociology of the Family and Gender has a detailed document on the "Rules of the course and assessment methods" available on Moodle platform.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Evaluation in special season

For evaluation purposes in special time, the following evaluation components are considered:

- Final written and oral examination if necessary (60%);

- Critical essay on scientific articles (40%).

 

Students who take the exam in the special time must submit the Critical Essay on the date of the exam.

It is recommended to read carefully the evaluation rules in the CU. No changes will be accepted to the current evaluation plan.

Classification improvement

Improving classification focuses only on the final written exam and oral is required. 

Observations

Teacher contact: Office 251 - Tower B.
mdias@letras.up.pt