| Code: | 23MGS2105 | Acronym: | SE | |
| Predominant Scientific Areas: | Sociology | |||
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study plan | Curriculum Years | ECTS | Contact hours | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGS | 10 | Aviso nº 16432/2023, de 30 de Agosto | 1º | 7,5 ECTS |
| Teóricas: | 28,00 |
| Forms: | 0,00 |
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To provide knowledge that will enable a deeper interpretation of ageing as a complex and diverse social and cultural phenomenon. Contribute to the construction of a theoretical synthesis that will enable the construction of theoretical hypotheses about the various expressions of ageing as a social problem and operational hypotheses that can guide social intervention in this field.
The contents allow us to acquire relevant knowledge to question current conceptions of ageing and, above all, to critically analyse the common sense of institutions and specialists considered to be legitimate interpreters of the needs of the elderly. They enable us to understand that inactivity and social disengagement in old age are not the result of a natural determinism but are the result of the collective production of conceptions about human life and its finitude, just as they are the product of objective social constraints, such as the imposition of retirement at a given age, the spatial mobility of family members depending on the location of economic activities and job offers. The contents make it possible to understand that the social exclusion of older people is a phenomenon that is part of the very structure of modern, technologically advanced societies, which are developed in terms of creating material needs but impoverished in terms of collective ties.
| Bengtson, V. & Schaie, K. (Eds.) (1999). Handbook of theories of aging. London: Springer Publishing Company Binstock, R.; |
| Guerra, Sara; Sousa, Liliana; Carvalho, Rita; Melo, Sara; Ribeiro, Oscar (2021) Understanding Loneliness in Older Adults: Reports from Experts by Experience to Reach Digital Solutions, Journal of Gerontological Social Work. |
| Casanova, Giuliana; Machado, Idalina; Melo, Sara (2020) The role of the Gerontologist in the fight against Ageism, Sociologia. Revista da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (pp. 5-18) |
| Craveiro, D., Delerue Matos, A., Silva, S.G., Martinez-P ecino, R., Schouten, M.J. (2013). Intergenerational support: the role of gender and social networks. In A. Borsh-Supan, M. Brandt, H. Litwin & G. Weber (Eds), Active Ageing and Solidarity between generat |
| De Gruyter. Delerue Matos, A. & Faccin, K. (2016). ¿ O mais importante é ter saúde¿: representações sociais sobre o envelhecimento positivo. In L. Faria, L. Calábria, W. Alves (Org.) Envelhecimento: Um olhar Interdisciplinar (pp. 44-61). São Paulo: Editora HUC |
| Melo, Sara; Guedes, Joana; ;Continuity Theory, Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging, 2019 |
| Melo, Sara Guedes, Joana Ribeiro, Oscar (2020) Combater o isolamento dos idosos., Cadernos da Pandemia: (Re)Inventar a Intervenc¿a¿o Social em Contexto de Pandemia, Vol. 4 (pp. 33-41). |
| Delerue Matos, A. & Neves, R. (2013). New inter-generational relationships: Elderly people in host families: An experience from Portugal. Les nouvelles relations intergénérationnelles des personnes âgées en famille d¿accueil: Une expérience portugaise. Retrait |
| Fernandes, A. (2008). Questões Demográficas. Demografia e Sociologia da População. Lisboa: Edições Colibri. |
| Fernandes, A. A. (1997). Velhice e Sociedade. Demografia, família e políticas sociais em Portugal. Oeiras: Celta. |
| George, K. (1996). Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. New York: Academic P ress Caselli, |
| Melo, Sara; Guedes, Joana; Mendes, Sandra; (2019) ;Theory of Cumulative Disadvantage/Advantage, Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging: Springerlink. |
| Giuliana Casanova, Idalina Machado & Sara Melo (2023) The role of spirituality in later life: a study of older adult university students in Portugal, Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging |
The teaching/learning process involves theoretical exposition by the teacher and reading of texts by the students, discussion of the topics presented, with a view to deconstructing the concepts and theories covered. It takes reading outside of class as a fundamental component of learning, since this ensures more consistent participation by the students, their doubts and difficulties, as well as making class a time for productive study.
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 36 | |
| Total: | 36 |
The assessment method will have two components: an oral presentation of a scientific article, which will be worth 50 per cent of the final grade, and an individual written test, which will be worth 50 per cent of the final grade.
According to the ISSSP Knowledge Assessment Regulations
According to the ISSSP Knowledge Assessment Regulations
Student-centred teaching methodologies aim to break with representations that reduce old age to a stage in the biological development of the human being and place the elderly in the category of useless, unproductive individuals who, because they have lost their abilities, represent a burden for the younger generations. They challenge students to question their own constructions of old age and death and to realise that the classifications used by institutions, which are seen as legitimately defining the needs of the elderly, contribute to the social relegation of the elderly. It challenges them to realise that institutions and "experts" produce a common sense that prevents them from understanding that without intervening in sociability and social relations between the generations, it is impossible to counteract the fragility of intergenerational ties and preserve the dignity of the person until the end of life.
