Demographic Theory and Analysis
Code
711081065
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. Understanding population as a dynamic component of societies;
2. Knowledge and understanding the main theories about demographic phenomena and its processes;
3. Ability to analyse the main demographic issues of the 21st century;
4. Knowledge of the main features and trends of Portuguese demography, within the EU;
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, using a conceptual framework;
8. Ability to perform sociodemographic profiles;
9. Ability to communicate demographic knowledge and the results of demographic analyses in an accurate and significant way.
Prerequisites
not applicable
Subject matter
1. Introduction to Demography (object, methods, characteristics of the demographic system, branches of analysis)
2. Demographic Theories and Doctrines
2.1. Malthus and the Malthusian Theory
2.2. Stable Population Theory
2.3. Theory of Demographic Transition
3. Population Data Sheet (World, Europe, Portugal)
3.1. Recent trends
3.2. Drivers and challenges of contemporary population dynamics
4. Applied Demography
4.1. Main data sources: Census and Civil Registration data.
4.2. Demographic data on web.
4.3. Territorial administrative and non-administrative units (TUSN)
4.4. Population framework: concepts and tools
4.5. Population dynamics, population trends, sex and age structure, distribution over the territory
4.6. Demographic phenomena: concepts, indicators and tools (Mortality, Nupciality, Fertility, Migration Movements)
Bibliography
Bandeira, M.L. (2005). Demografia: Objecto, teorias e métodos. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.
Dicionário demográfico multilingue
http://pt-ii.demopaedia.org/wiki/página_principal
Dupaquier, M. (2001). Démographie. Paris: PUF.
Fernandes, A. (2008). Questões demográficas: Demografia e sociologia da população. Lisboa: Colibri.
Nazareth, J.M. (2004). Demografia: A ciência da população. Lisboa: Presença.
Nazareth, J.M. (2009). Crescer e envelhecer: Constrangimentos e oportunidades do envelhecimento demográfico. Lisboa: Presença.
Pressat, R. (1979). Dictionnaire de démographie. Paris: PUF.
Rodrigues, Teresa (2009), História da População Portuguesa, Porto: Afrontamento.
Rosa, M.J. & Vieira, C. (2003). A população portuguesa no século XX: Análise dos Censos de 1900 a 2001. Lisboa, ICS.
ROSA, Mª João V. e CHITAS, Paulo (2010), Portugal: os números, Ensaios da FFMS, nº 3, Lisboa: Relógio d´Agua.
Weeks, J.R. (2008), Population: An introduction to concepts and issues, 10ª ed., EUA, 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 (6 exercises in each academic year).
The annual distribution of time between expositive and practical lessons is equivalent, and students presence is mandatory.
In class teaching.
Evaluation method
IIndividual Exercise (or develop within a group) to submit at the end of the school time schedule, with mandatory oral discussion (75 %). The scoring criteria are explained at the beginning of the year and are listed in a separate document. As a rule, the profile of this work corresponds to a paper submitted to a scientific meeting.
The presentation of all Practical Work Resolutions is also mandatory (25 %).