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Presentation
Presentation
Demography Studie, including migrations, aims to familiarize students with the fundamental issues of recent and future human population volumes and dynamics and of the major emerging contemporary social problems in global society: in the world, in the world, in Europe and in Portugal.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP290-7364
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
A. Demography 1) The definition, content and founders 2) The elements for understanding the content 3) Population structures and the age pyramid 4) The sources 5) The population 6) Some demographic theories and doctrines 7) The demographic transition B. International migrations 1) Migration movements and flows a. Migration of labor c. Refugee flows d. Flows of displaced persons e. Diasporas 2) Migration on the diferent continents and between them 3) Public policies and migration 4) The causes and consequences of international migration.
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Objectives
Objectives
This Course Unit aims to: - present concepts and analytical tools that make it possible to fit Demography in the specific context of Social Sciences, - recognize the characteristics and objectives of Demography, and understand its importance for understanding social phenomena, trends and practices. At the end of the academic semester, students should know the concepts and analysis tools that allow them to fit demography in the specific context of Social Sciences, recognize the objectives of Demography and understand its importance in understanding phenomena, trends and practices social.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The following methodologies will be used in classes: - group discussion - critical analysis of texts - flipped class - case studies
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References
References
Bandeira, Mário L. (2021). Demografia: Objecto, Teorias e Métodos. Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Cabodeira, F (2020). Demografia. É tempo… de dar mais tempo à natalidade e aos fluxos migratórios. Afrontamento. Koser, Khalid (2007). International Migration. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gonçalves, Maria (2009). Migrações e Desenvolvimento. Porto: CEPESE. Nívea da Silva (2009). Introdução à Demografia. Departamento de Estatística. UFPR, Brasil Nazareth, J. (2004). Demografia. A ciência da população-. Lisboa: Ed. Presença. Papademetriou, Demetrios G. ( Coord.) (2008). A Europa e os seus Imigrantes no Século XXI. Lisboa: Fundação Luso-Americana. Peixoto, João e outros (Org.) (2017). Migrações e sustentabilidade demográfica: perspetivas de evolução da sociedade e economia portuguesas. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
