Sociological theory and social theory

Social Inequality

Gender

Categorization and differentiation

Masculinities, femininities, transgender issues, and health systems

Family, Generations and Health

Pedro Vasconcelos completed his graduation in Sociology (Licentiate degree) in 1995 at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, his Research Master's Degree in Social Sciences in 2002 at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon and his Doctorate in Sociology at Iscte in 2011 (all Pre-Bologna Process). He teaches at graduate and post-graduate levels since 1996 at Iscte. He dedicates himself to sociological research since 1992, having participated in several research projects about issues such as local development, categorization processes, social representations and identities, family and social class, generations and values, family and youth, sexuality, social networks, kinship, social inequalities, gender and transgender issues. Presently his main interests are about social and sociological theory, social inequality and muldimentionality, gender, class and racialization/ethnicity.