Demographic Theory and Analysis
Code
711081065
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Paulo Machado
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. Understanding of population as a dynamic component of societies;
2. Knowledge and understanding of the main theories that interpret demographic phenomena and processes;
3. Ability to analyse que large demographical issues for the 21st century;
4. Knowledge of the main features and trends of Portuguese demography, within the EU space;
5. Ability to perceive demographical challenges in an integrated way, articulating them with other relevant socioeconomic components;
6. Ability to analyse ongoing demographic dynamics;
7. Knowledge of demographic methods and analytical tools and ability to apply them, treating population \"static\" and \"dynamic\" variables separately;
8. Ability to perform territorialized analyses of basic sociodemographic characterization;
9. Ability to communicate demographic knowledge and the results of demographical analyses in an accurate and significant way.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Introduction to Demography (object, methods, characteristics of the demographic system, branches of analysis)
2. Techniques and Instruments for Demographic Analysis
2.1. Main data sources: Census and Civil Registration data.
2.2. Demographic data on the web.
2.3. Population state: concepts and analysis techniques
2.4. Population dynamics, population, age structure and sex
2.5. Principles and methods of analysis of demographic phenomena
2.6. Demographic phenomena: concepts and analysis techniques (mortality, birth / fertility, migration movements)
3. Demographic Theories and Doctrines
3.1. Malthus and the Malthusian heory
3.2. Theory of demographic transition
4. Population facts(World, Europe, Portugal)
4.1. Recent trends
4.2. Drives and challenges of contemporary population dynamics
Bibliography
Dupaquier, M. (2001). Démographie. Paris: PUF.
Fernande, A. (2008). Questões demográficas: Demografia e sociologia da população. Lisboa: Colibri.
Bandeira, M.L. (2005). Demografia: Objecto, teorias e métodos. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.
Dicionário demográfico multilingue http://pt-ii.demopaedia.org/wiki/página_principal
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, http://www.ine.pt/
Institut National dÉtudes Démographiques, http://www.ined.fr
Nazareth, J.M. (2004). Demografia: A ciência da população. Lisboa: Presença.
Nazareth, J.M. (2009). Crescer e envelhecer: Constrangimentos e pportunidades do envelhecimento demográfico. Lisboa: Presença.
Pordata (PT), http://www.pordata.pt
Pressat, R. (1979). Dictionnaire de démographie. Paris: PUF.
Rosa, M.J.V. & Vieira, C. (2003). A população portuguesa no século XX: Análise dos Censos de 1900 a 2001. Lisboa, ICS.
Weeks, J.R. (2002). Population: An introduction to concepts and issues. USA: Wadsworth Group.
Teaching method
- 1 lesson weekly (2 h) with a expositive profile, about theoretical material with teaching argumentation and presentation and discussion of texts, and demonstrative exercises.
- 1 lesson weekly (2 h) with a practical profile, including the resolution of practical exercises (12 exercises in each academic year).
The annual distribution of time between expositive and practical lessons is equivalent, and students presence is mandatory.
Evaluation method
Individual written test about the entire Curricular Unit subjects (worth 60%) of the final mark) and individual or work group on a choosed subject (worth 40%), with a mandatory oral discussion. In general, the profile of these essays corresponds to a paper submitted to a scientific meeting.