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1º Semestre

Soc., Est. Cult. e Ges. das Act. Físicas e do Des.

3.0

Ana Maria da Silva dos Santos

This program offers studies of sport from a sociological perspective. The main goal is the acquisition of critical analysis skills in empirical research. In this research the main issues are: the globalization of sport, sport and the State, sport and national identity, the professionalization of sport, racial and ethnic relations in sport, gender relations in sport, sport and the media, sport and drug abuse, ethics in sport and violence in sport. Sport Sociology program also prepares students in analysis and research. The methods of collecting and analyzing data instruct students in the context of understanding community social life: ethnographic accounts, surveys and life stories.

a) Sport and Identity. Themes: Sport: Between Local and Global, Sport and National Identity.
b) The body, athletic competition and social power The body, athletic competition and social power. Themes: Sports heroism; Studies on Gender, Technology and sports Record, the Doping.
c) Sport as a space for negotiation, empowerment and social contestation.
d) Sport, media and technology.

Continuous evaluation: requires minimal presence’s corresponding to 2/3 of all classes The range of assessment methods, in the continuous evaluation, includes: Individual Mark = Participation in oral discussion and group work [P]+ the article survey [R]. Individual Mark = (2P + 3R) / 5. The minimum mark for each test will be 9.5 values Group Mark = Oral presentation of an article [A] + Critical analysis of each text discussed in class [Q] + study project [P] + Poster of Final Research [PR]. Group Mark = (1.5A+1Q +4P + 3.5FR) / 10. The minimum mark for each test will be 9.5 values Final Mark = Individual Mark + 2 x (Group Mark) / 3.

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Santos, A. (2004). Heróis Desportivos, de corpo a ícone – um estudo de caso sobre Eusébio. Lisboa: Instituto do Desporto de Portugal.
Santos, A. (2011). A Volta a Portugal em bicicleta, Territórios, Narrativas e Identidades. Lisboa: Mundos Sociais.