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Sociology of Labour and Leisure
Courses Master's Degree in Women Studies – Gender, Citizenship and Development
Cod: 42053
Department: DCSG
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Sociology
Total working hours: 156
Total contact time: 24

Taking into consideration a perspective of gender, this course unit seeks to deepen the knowledge of the concepts and methodologies for the analysis and understanding of the dynamics occurring in the spheres of employment, work and leisure, in Portugal and in a wider European context.

  1. Work
  2. Leisure
  3. Gender Relations

Students are expected to acquire and develop the capacity to understand and critically analyse the situation of women and men in the labor market, in the professional sphere and in the field of leisure.

1.Changes and dynamics in the labor market and implications on gender relations
2. Corporate restructuring and new forms of work organization
3. Gender equality and corporate social responsibility
4. The reconfiguration and new forms of occupational labor segmentation
5. Paid work and unpaid work - the social organization of time from a gender perspective
6. The problem of leisure: free time and "liberated" time

Abrantes, Manuel (2011), Borders: Opportunities and Risks for Immigrant Workers in Cities of the Netherlands, Saarbrücken, Lambert.

Abrantes, Manuel (2012), “You’re not there to make the world any cleaner: domestic services and knowledge societies”, European Societies.

Casaca, Sara Falcão (org.), Abrantes, Manuel; Bould, Sally; Chagas Lopes, Margarida; Costa, Hermes, Estanque, Elísio; Kovács, Ilona; Peixoto, João (2012), Mudanças Laborais e Relações de Género – Novos Vetores de (Des)Igualdade, Lisboa, Fundação Económicas / Almedina.
 
Casaca, Sara Falcão (2012), “Behind smiles and pleasantness: working in the interactive service sector in Portugal”, International Journal of Work Organization and Emotion.
 
Casaca, Sara Falcão (2010), “As desigualdades de género em tempos de crise: um contributo para a reflexão sobre as implicações da vulnerabilidade laboral”, Sociedade e Trabalho, 41: 183-204.
 
Casaca, Sara Falcão (2009), “Reflexões em torno de um novo contrato de género e de uma sociedade mais inclusiva”, Sociedade e Trabalho, 38: 71-87.
 
Chagas Lopes, Margarida (2000), “Trabalho de valor igual e desigualdade salarial: breve contributo na base dos pressupostos do capital humano”, Ex Aequo, 2/3: 107-116.
 
Crompton, Rosemary (1999), ”The decline of the male breadwinner: explanations and interpretations”, in Crompton, Rosemary, Restructuring Gender Relations and Employment – The Decline of the Male Breadwinner, Oxford, University Press, pp. 1-25; pp. 201-214.

Deem, Rosemary (1986), All Work and No Play? A study of Women and Leisure, Milton Keynes, Pen University Press.
 
Gershuny, Jonathan (2000), Changing Times – Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Society, Oxford, University Press.
 
Ferreira, Virgínia, org. (2010), A Igualdade de Mulheres e Homens no Trabalho e no Emprego em Portugal – Políticas e Circunstâncias, Lisboa, Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho e no Emprego.
 
Guerreiro, Maria das Dores e Pereira, Inês (2006), Responsabilidade Social das empresas, Igualdade e Conciliação Trabalho-Família. Experiências do Prémio ‘Igualdade é Qualidade’. Lisboa, Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho e no Emprego.
 
Kovács, Ilona e Casaca, Sara Falcão (2007), “Flexibilidad y desigualdad en el trabajo: tendencias y alternativas europeas“, Sociología del Trabajo, 61: 99-124.
 
Méda, Dominique (2001), Le Temps des Femmes – Pour un nouveau partage des rôles, Paris, Flammarion.
 
Perista, Heloísa, org. (1999), Os Usos do Tempo e o Valor do Trabalho – Uma Questão de Género, Lisboa, Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho e no Emprego.
 
Perista, Heloísa; Guerreiro, Maria das Dores; Jesus, Clara; Moreno, Maria Luísa (2008), “A igualdade de género no quadro da responsabilidade social - o projecto equal diálogo social e igualdade nas empresas”, Ex Aequo, 18: 103-120.

Torres, Anália (coord.); Silva, Francisco; Monteiro, Teresa; Cabrita, Miguel (2004), Homens e Mulheres, Entre Família e Trabalho, Lisboa, DEEP/CITE, Estudos 1.
 
Walby, Sylvia (2000), “Re-signifying the worker: gender and flexibility”, in Jenson, Jane; Laufer, Jacqueline e Maruani, Margaret, The Gendering of Inequalities: Women, Men and Work, Aldershot, Ashgate Publishing Limited, pp. 81-89.
 
Wall, Karin; Nunes, Cátia e Matias, Ana Raquel (2008), “Mulheres imigrantes e novas trajectórias de migração: um croché transnacional de serviços e cuidados no feminino”, in Cabral, Manuel Villaverde et al., Itinerários: A Investigação nos 25 Anos do ICS. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais, pp. 603-622.

E-learning (fully online).

Evaluation is made on individual basis and it involves the coexistence of two modes: continuous assessment (60%) and final evaluation (40%). Further information is detailed in the Learning Agreement of the course unit.