Curriculum Vitae
Synthesis
Personal data
Name
José Manuel Sousa de São José
Institutional affiliation
University of Algarve
Unit
Faculty of Economics
Category
Assistant Professor
Degree or title
Ph.D.
Scientific area of the degree
Social Sciences, specialization “General Sociology”
Institution that awarded this degree
Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
Research Centre
Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics (CIEO)
Other Academic degrees or titles
Year
Degree or title
Area
Institution
Mark
1998
M.A.
Social Sciences, specialization
“Family: multidisciplinary
perspectives”
Institute of Social Sciences,
University of Lisbon
Very Good
1993
B.A.
Sociology
New University of Lisbon
16 (out of 20)
Research Projects
Current
Coordinator of the research project “The other side of the caring relation: the views of the older person”,
funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/CS-SOC/113750/2009).
Member of the research team of the project “Module of questions concerning social care for older
people”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/CSSOC/117593/2010).
Completed
Coordinator of the research project “Families and care for the older people: caring trajectories and their
meanings”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (POCI/SOC/61925/2004).
Member of the research team of the project “New Kinds of Families, New Kinds of Social Care: Shaping
Multi-dimensional European Policies for Informal and Formal Care”, funded by the European
Commission (SSH, FP5/FP4, Contract nº 99-00010, 2000).
Publications
(last 5 years)
São José, José et al. “Older Persons’ Experiences and Perspectives of Receiving Social Care: a Systematic
Review of the Literature”. Health & Social Care in the Community (forthcoming).
São José, José e Teixeira, Ana (2014) “Envelhecimento Ativo: Contributo para uma Discussão Crítica”
[Active ageing: a contribution for a critical discussion]. Análise Social, XLIX (1.º), 28-54.
Lopes, Alexandra & Lemos, Rute (Coord.), São José, José et al. (2013) Enquadramento teórico,
institucional e estatístico dos cuidados sociais a idosos em Portugal [Theoretical, institutional and
statistical framework of the provision of social care for older people in Portugal], Porto, FLUP e ISFLUP,
http://web.letras.up.pt/modulo65mais/index_files/Page532.htm (ISBN 978-989-8648-04-4).
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São José, José & Ana Teixeira (2013) “In the ‘ethical crossroads’ of ethnography: observing the ‘care
encounter’ at the elder’s home”. In Isabella Paoletti et al. (eds.), Practice of Ethics: an empirical
approach to ethics in social science research, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (ISBN 1443847453).
São José, José et al. (2013) “Social care and well-being. Experiences and perspectives of a group of older
people”. Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, Nº 14.
São José, José e Teixeira, Ana (2013) “As Políticas de Envelhecimento Ativo: Contributos para uma
Análise Crítica” [Active Ageing Policies: a contribution for a critical analysis], Atas da Conferência
Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas de Envelhecimento, Lisboa, ISCSP.
São José, José (2012) “Logics of structuring the elder care arrangements over time and their
foundations”. Sociological Research Online, 17 (4) 1.
São José, José (2012) “A Divisão dos Cuidados Sociais Prestados a Pessoas Idosas: Complexidades,
Desigualdades e Preferências [The division of social care provided to older people: complexities,
inequalities and preferences]”. Sociologia – Problemas e Práticas, 69, 63-85.
São José, José (2012) “Entre a gratificação e a opressão: os significados das trajetórias de cuidar de
um familiar idoso [Between gratification and oppression: meanings of the trajectories of care for
older people]”. Revista Sociologia, Número temático: Envelhecimento demográfico, 123-150.
São José, José (Coord.), Barros, R.; Samitca, S. e Teixeira, A. (2012) ElderViews. O Outro Lado da Relação
de Cuidar: o olhar do idoso. Relatório de Revisão da Literatura, [ElderViews. The other Side of the Caring
Relationship: the views of older people. Report of Literature Review], Faro, UAlg e CIEO.
http://elderviews.info/website/index.php
São José, José (Coord.), Barros, R.; Samitca, S. e Teixeira, A. (2012) ElderViews. O Outro Lado da Relação
de Cuidar: o Olhar do Idoso. Relatório Focus Group 1, [ElderViews. The other Side of the Caring
Relationship: the views of older people. Report of Focus Group 1], Faro, UAlg e CIEO. Disponível em:
http://elderviews.info/website/index.php
São José, José (2010) “Caring trajectories and their meanings: dynamics between family care and extrafamily care”. Distributed paper, 17th ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden.