2024
Psychology and Gender Issues
Name: Psychology and Gender Issues
Code: PSI13142L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- Distinguish concepts of sex and gender, understanding the biological processes of differentiation between the sexes and social differentiation between men and women.
- Understand processes social categorization of gender.
- Understand processes of formation and development of gender stereotypes.
- Understand processes of development of gender identity and gender roles.
- Understand and analyze critically theories of the development of gender identity.
- Understand concepts of sexual orientation
- Understanding the concept of heterosexism and discrimination face sexual orientation.
- Understand processes of LGBTQI identity development
- Understand the importance of intersectionality in gender studies.
- Deepen knowledge to enable a scientifically founded analysis of the themes.
- To know and critically analyze relevant and current research on the topics studied
- Analyze, critically, social phenomena of discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation.
- Understand processes social categorization of gender.
- Understand processes of formation and development of gender stereotypes.
- Understand processes of development of gender identity and gender roles.
- Understand and analyze critically theories of the development of gender identity.
- Understand concepts of sexual orientation
- Understanding the concept of heterosexism and discrimination face sexual orientation.
- Understand processes of LGBTQI identity development
- Understand the importance of intersectionality in gender studies.
- Deepen knowledge to enable a scientifically founded analysis of the themes.
- To know and critically analyze relevant and current research on the topics studied
- Analyze, critically, social phenomena of discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation.
Contents
Introduction
1. Psychology and Gender Issues: Perspectives and problematizations
2. Psychological research on gender issues
Part I. Gender, Identity and Stereotypes
1. Concepts of Sex and Gender
2. Gender stereotypes, gender roles and standards of female and male behaviour
3. Development of Gender Identity: theories and models
4. The moral development of men and women
5. Gender and intersectionality
Part II. Gender and sexual orientation
1. Sexual Orientation Issues - framework and theorizations
2. Discrimination, prejudice and heterosexism
3. LGBTQI Identities
Part III. Society and Gender Issues
1. Psychology and Gender Issues: Perspectives and problematizations
2. Psychological research on gender issues
Part I. Gender, Identity and Stereotypes
1. Concepts of Sex and Gender
2. Gender stereotypes, gender roles and standards of female and male behaviour
3. Development of Gender Identity: theories and models
4. The moral development of men and women
5. Gender and intersectionality
Part II. Gender and sexual orientation
1. Sexual Orientation Issues - framework and theorizations
2. Discrimination, prejudice and heterosexism
3. LGBTQI Identities
Part III. Society and Gender Issues
Teaching Methods
The syllabus will be worked in a perspective of gender issues critical analysis and their relationships with psychological research and intervention in different contexts.
The classes will focus on the exposition and critical analysis of the syllabus and on the analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations, taking into account psychological research and current social issues. The tutorial orientation intends to follow and support the works and respond to the interests and needs of the students.
The continuous evaluation implies a written group work (65%), and its presentation and discussion in (35%). That group work implies the analysis and in-depth exploration of a syllabus theme (which could have the nature of literature review and/or a proposal for intervention). The evaluation by exam consists in a written test on all subjects taught.
Classes are compulsory (minimum attendance of 75%).
The classes will focus on the exposition and critical analysis of the syllabus and on the analysis, discussion and reflection of practical situations, taking into account psychological research and current social issues. The tutorial orientation intends to follow and support the works and respond to the interests and needs of the students.
The continuous evaluation implies a written group work (65%), and its presentation and discussion in (35%). That group work implies the analysis and in-depth exploration of a syllabus theme (which could have the nature of literature review and/or a proposal for intervention). The evaluation by exam consists in a written test on all subjects taught.
Classes are compulsory (minimum attendance of 75%).
Teaching Staff
- Maria Madalena Vaz Pereira de Melo [responsible]
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