Labor Sociology
Cod: 41121
Department: DCSG
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Sociology
Total working hours: 156
Total contact time: 15

This course is intended to outline the concept of work and employment in contemporary societies from a sociological point of view and delimit the theoretical and problematic field of sociology of work and question the professional activities of work sociologists. It is also intends to make a context of theoretical perspectives of work and methodologies of Labour Sociology. This approach involves the contextualisation and development analysis of Work Sociology, workers and trade union movements, techniques and technological changes, the analysis of the effects and characterization of the social division of labour and the emergence of the information society and the emergence of new patterns of work and organization. Will be developed a focus on contemporary knowledge-how and in the occupations and professions.

Work and Employment
Work Sociology
Labor relations
Recomposition of work and of qualifications

Knowing the theoretical and methodological paths of work Sociology.
Understanding the professional roles of labour sociologists and its scope of work.
Identify key relationships between work and social dynamics.
Contextualize forms of recomposition of labour and employment in contemporary societies.
Articulate and develop the main problems around the qualifications, skills and professional groups.
Knowing the collective labour relations and perspective them from the point of view of modern societies.

 

1. Work and Sociology: concept definition and scope of the discipline;
2. Object field and methods of sociology of work;
3. Work systems and forms of organization;
4.Technological change and new production systems;
5. Transformation of labour relations and emergence of the information society;
6. Recomposition of labour and employment in contemporary societies;
7. Work, technology and innovation;
8. Professions, professional groups and the labor market;
9. Organizations of workers and employers - workers and trade union movements, forms of negotiation and participation.

 

Almeida, Paulo Pereira (2012). Variações sobre o trabalho moderno. Lisboa: Editora Mundos Sociais

Capucha, Luís (2010). “Qualificar as pessoas, abrir as sociedades: prioridades para a erradicação da pobreza”, “Sociedade e Trabalho, 41, Lisboa, GEP-MTSS, pp. 41-58

Dias, Mónica Costa; Varejão José (2012), Estudo de avaliação das políticas ativas de emprego. Relatório final. Porto. Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto

Estanque, Elísio (2008). “Classes, precariedade e ressentimento: mudanças do mundo laboral e novas desigualdades”. Configurações: Desigualdades Sociais, 1. 1-20

Estanque, Elísio (2008), Sindicalismo e movimentos sociais, JANUS 2008. Anuário de Relações Internacionais. Lisboa. UAL/Jornal Público, janeiro 2008, 184-185

Estanque, Elísio; Ferreira António Casimiro (2002), Transformação no mercado laboral e novos desafios no sindicalismo português, Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, pp. 151-159

Freire, João; Sociologia do trabalho. Uma introdução (2001), Porto, Edições Afrontamento.
Freire, João; Rego, Raquel e Rodrigues, Cristina (2014),  Sociologia do Trabalho. Um aprofundamento. Porto: Edições Afrontamento.

Freire, João (2009), Trabalho, emprego e cidadania. Revista Sociologia, nº 19, FLUP, Pág. 213-226  http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/7209.pdf

Kovacs, Ilona (2006), Novas formas de organização do trabalho e autonomia no trabalho. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, nº 52, p. 41-65

Pedroso, Paulo (Coord.); (2005). Acesso ao emprego e mercado de trabalho – Formulação de Políticas Públicas no horizonte de 2013: Relatório Final. Faculdade de Economia Universidade de Coimbra.

Valadas, Clara (2013), Mudança nas políticas: Do (des)emprego) à empregabilidade, Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 102, pp. 89-110

Standing, Guy (2014). O precariado. A nova classe perigosa. Lisboa: Edições Presença

Note:  In the virtual classroom will be indicated resources specific to each topic and provided the basic texts of work.

 

Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).

Students registered in this course should enter in the Moodle Platform: http://www.moodle.univ-ab.pt/moodle/, in the virtual classroom e-learning