2026
Aging Demographic and Societal Challenges
Name: Aging Demographic and Societal Challenges
Code: SOC10914D
8 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/224 hours
Scientific Area:
Sociologia e Ciências Sociais
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- Students should know the explanatory theories of aging and demographic methods used to reflect on the structural aspects of the population dynamics;
- Students should be able to understand the differences in the various countries;
- Students will be able to apply knowledge in new situations;
- Students will be able to analyze and compare texts from different authors and perspectives in the context of the multidisciplinary theme;
- Students will be able to evaluate sources of information, organize and develop rigorous analysis and based on the theme.
- Students should be able to understand the differences in the various countries;
- Students will be able to apply knowledge in new situations;
- Students will be able to analyze and compare texts from different authors and perspectives in the context of the multidisciplinary theme;
- Students will be able to evaluate sources of information, organize and develop rigorous analysis and based on the theme.
Contents
1.Global Ageing: An overview of the main trends in the developed world and developing countries;
2. Dynamics of aging in developed countries;
3. Demography of Aging: key determinants;
4. Aging, family networks and the life cycle;
5. Aging, gender and health;
6. Economic impacts of population aging;
7. Challenges of accelerated aging on public policies
2. Dynamics of aging in developed countries;
3. Demography of Aging: key determinants;
4. Aging, family networks and the life cycle;
5. Aging, gender and health;
6. Economic impacts of population aging;
7. Challenges of accelerated aging on public policies
Teaching Methods
Taking into account the objectives lessons will be theoretical and practical sessions with expository theoretical and practical sessions and intervention activities in the classroom.
It is intended that the assessment is continuous. For this selected texts will be proposed for the development of chips that reading will display in the classroom. These readings result the development of a short essay theme with a review of relevant literature
It is intended that the assessment is continuous. For this selected texts will be proposed for the development of chips that reading will display in the classroom. These readings result the development of a short essay theme with a review of relevant literature
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