Contemporary Society

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Classes are theoretical-practical, appealing strongly to the participation of students. Teachers proceed to the theoretical systematization and presentation of issues and themes of the program, promoting the debate considering the bibliography adapted to each point in the syllabus. Complementarily, tutorial classes and study training will be available through assistant teachers.

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this discipline is to provide students with the basic four distinct areas:

1. The post-II World War international political system, its historical evolution and the main actors and dynamics that characterize the international political system;

2. The analysis of contemporary societies, the individual's role and social dynamics from a sociological perspective;

3. The understanding and interpretation of the Economy’s’ concepts and variables and integration of skills and knowledge in the economic area;

4. The  organizations’ management, namely the concept of company as a social organization, its internal and external environment and the fundamental aspects of business management.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. International Policy

1.1. Political ideas in the context of the modern State

1.2. Actors and international dynamics in the interwar period and after World War II

1.3. Conflict and peace in the post-Cold War

2. Society

2.1. The society, the individual and the social

2.2. Social institutions and social processes

2.3. Culture, identity and values

2.4. Classes, stratification and inequality

2.5. Population, demography, environment and risk

3. Economy

3.1. Economy and economic indicators

3.2. Growth and economic development

3.3. Trade and international production

3.4. Currency and international trade

3.5. Income, inequality and poverty

4. Organizations and Corporate World

4.1. The organization as a system

4.2. The organization company: definition and objectives

4.3. The internal and external business environment

4.4. The main areas of business management

Head Lecturer(s)

Pedro Manuel Rodrigues da Silva Madeira e Góis

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Work assignment 50% - Individual assignment on each of the four different topics. Final Exam 50% - 3 out of 4 questions on the four different topics: 100.0%

Bibliography

Boniface, Pascal (2009), Atlas das Relações Internacionais. Lisboa: Plátano Editora.
Boniface, Pascal (2010), Atlas das Crises e dos Conflitos. Lisboa: Plátano Editora.
Cabrito, Belmiro Gil et all (2013), Economia A - 10º ano, Manual. Lisboa: Texto Editores.
Cabrito, Belmiro Gil et all (2014), Economia A - 11º ano, Manual. Lisboa: Texto Editores.
Cabrito, Belmiro Gil et all (2015), Economia C - 12º ano, Manual. Lisboa: Texto Editores.
Giddens, Anthony (2013) Sociologia. 9ª ed. rev. e act.. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Lisboa,  João [et al.]  Direção e coordenação (2011) Introdução à gestão das organizações, 3ª ed., Porto, Vida Económica.
Pombo, António Pedro et al. (2015) Pensar a Sociologia, Porto, Porto Editora.