Applied Social Psychology

Paper Code: 
DPSY 501 A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Learning Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO 27: Understand the key issues and theoretical concepts related to psychology of women and gender especially with respect to Indian context.

CO 28: Develop insights into one’s own behaviors as a man (or as a woman) through self-reflexivity

CO 29: Understand of basic terms, theories and emerging themes used to describe family systems.

CO 30: Demonstrate an appreciation of various theoretical perspectives on cognition and Learning to apply family systems theories and assumptions to one’s own family so that it can lead to an increased awareness of one’s own family processes and consequently improved family well-being.

CO 31: Develop insights into issues related to poverty and deprivation in rural India, interventions for reducing poverty, and motivational concerns related to agriculture and farmers, education and rural development.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction:

Definitions of Applied Social Psychology; Correspondence between basic and applied social psychology; Features of applied social psychology; Theories, principles and constructs; Social Psychological Theories: Social thinking, Social influence and Social relationships

12.00
Unit II: 
Applying Social Psychology-I:

 Environment and Media

12.00
Unit III: 
Applying Social Psychology-II:

Health and illness, and Legal System

12.00
Unit IV: 
Applying Social Psychology – III:

Classroom and Mental Health

12.00
Unit V: 
Applying Social Psychology – IV:

 Multicultural and ethno-diversity issues in work and organizations

Essential Readings: 

·       Badheka, G. (1997). Divaswapan. New Delhi, India: NBT.

·       Bruner, J. (1996). The culture of education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Cornelissen, M., Misra G., & Varma, S. (2010). Foundations of Indian psychology (Vol. 2). New Delhi, India: Pearson.

·       Woolfolk, A., Misra, G., & Jha, A. (2012). Fundamentals of educational psychology. New Delhi, India: Pearson Pub.

References: 

·       Krishnamurti, J. (1974). On education. Ojai, California: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. National Council of Educational Research and Training. (2006). Position paper: National focus group on aims of education. In National Curriculum Framework 2005. New Delhi, India: NCERT.

·       Huppes, N. (2001). Psychic education: A workbook. Pondicherry, India: Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Kapur, M. (2007). Learning from children what to teach them. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications.

·       Rogers, C. (1983). Freedom to learn in the 80s. USA: Charles R. Merrill Pub. Co.

Thapan, M. (Ed.) (2014). Ethnographies of schooling in contemporary India. New Delhi, India: Sage Pub.

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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