Gender, Sexuality and Aging

Code:

MTP19

Acronym:

GSE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Humanities

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S (since 12-09-2016 to 04-02-2017)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTP	10	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students are expected to: identify types of oppression and discrimination associated with gender and sexuality in the aging process; Discuss strategies of subtle and internalized oppression and discrimination; Develop cultural awareness that allows them to understand and respect differences; Develop self-reflection and self-criticism about their personal values and how they affect their lives and their relationships with others. At the end of the course, students should be able to think critically about how categorization, and classifications on the basis of such stereotypes can lead to discrimination of the elderly in their total intersectionality

Learning outcomes and competences

• Describes key concepts for the understanding of gender and sexualities
  Identifies types of oppression and forms of discrimination based on age-related stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination in their intersectionality with gender and sexuality
  Discuss strategies of oppression and discrimination that are camouflaged and / or internalized
  It develops cultural awareness that allows for understanding and respect for differences
  It develops self-reflection and self-criticism in order to know their personal values and how they affect their own life and their relationship with others

Working method

Presencial

Program

Program
1. Ageism
Theories of oppression
Forms of Oppression and oppression systems
Stereotypes
2- Theory of Intersectionality
3 - Key dimensions
Gender / sex and Feminism
Sexual orientation- LGBT movements

Mandatory literature

Nogueira Conceição; Um olhar sobre as relações sociais de género. ISBN: ISBN 972-31-0931-X
Nogueira Conceição 570; Estudo sobre a discriminação em função da orientação sexual e da identidade de género. ISBN: 978-972-597-326-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching through oral presentation
Discussion of exercises and activities
Video discussion

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Through the presentation of an Individual Work with three components:

1- theoretical written component

2- ground work component

   Work in the form of "dissemination" or "awareness" or awareness-raising

   Format: power point or video

   Based on surveys of videos, texts, interviews on the net or carried out by the group

3- classroom presentation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual work = 100%