Class Sociology of Family and Gender

This Curricular Unit aims to:

Provide knowledge of the various current perspectives on various topics in the field of family and gender sociology and their broad relationship with the various branches of knowledge of sociology;

Contribute to the notion of the social and cultural character of the different modalities of family, marital and parental relations and their relationship with various institutions, namely the State;

Provide knowledge of the relationships that are established between the main processes of social organization and the changes observed over time in families and the social attributions of gender roles within the family and society;

To allow the knowledge of the relationship between the different contents of the UC and the evolution of society, always having as objective the relationship of each of the themes worked with the various policies (of diverse nature) implemented in Portugal and in Europe.

Scientific knowledge about the family; Family, social representations and common sense; Family theories: from classics to contemporaries: The perspective of the classics. The rupture of the 70s; Late century theories and proposals XX to the beginning of century. XXI; The sociology of the century family XXI The family in the past and in contemporary societies, Demographic indicators in Portugal and Europe; Social change and family dynamics; Social change and family dynamics in Portugal and Europe; Concepts of gender identity and role; Gender and Society in Portugal and Europe; The institutions of the Order of Gender; Gender change and continuity in the Portuguese and European context; State and Public Policy; Family, Economy and Work; Public agenda, political agenda and private order; Public policies and social change in Portugal and Europe; Family social policies in Portugal and Europe.

We will invite sociologists  to talk about their research projects on family and gender.

Correia, R. (2020). Políticas de Família em Portugal 2018. Relatório do Observatório das Famílias e das Políticas de Família. OFAP.

Eurofound (2015). Families in The Economic Crisis: Changes In Policy Measures In The EU. Publications Office Of The European Union.

Guerreiro, M.D.; Torres, A, Lobo, C (2007) Famílias em Mudança. In M.D. Guerreiro, A.Torres e L.Capucha (Eds.) Quotidiano e Qualidade de Vida.Celta Editora.

Kellerhals, J., Troutot, P. Y., Lazega, E., Valente, L., & das Dores Guerreiro, M. (1989). Microssociologia da família. Publicações Europa-América

Ramos, R., Rodrigues, L. B. e Correia, R. B. (2019). Atitudes face à divisão do trabalho familiar em Portugal em 2002 e 2014: mudanças e continuidades, Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 90, 95-112.

Wall, K., Correia, R. e Gouveia, R (2019). Atitudes face às licenças parentais em Portugal. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 90, 55-76.