Social Psychology – I

Paper Code: 
PSY 314
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To enable students to appreciate how individual behavior is influenced by social and cultural contexts.
  • To enable students to develop an understanding of functioning of dyads, groups and organization.
  • To understand the unique features of the Indian socio-cultural context.
  • To understand how social problems can be analyzed in terms of various social psychological theories.
9.00
Unit I: 
Nature and Scope of Social Psychology Social Psychology

Nature and Scope of Social Psychology Social Psychology           

9.00
Unit II: 
Person Perception

Impression Formation; Impression Management; Attribution with Special References to Self Biases  

9.00
Unit III: 
Social Relationships

 Nature, Types, Theories - Reinforcement, Social Exchange and Cognitive; Social Learning, Situational Learning      

9.00
Unit IV: 
Attitude

Nature, Formation and Change; Measurement, Attitudes as an Effective Social Process.       

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Group Behavior

 Structural and Functional Properties; Group Formation;  Process, Types,  Effectiveness, Group Ideology

Essential Readings: 

  • Baron, R.A. and Byrne, D (1994). Social Psychology : Under Standing Human Interaction. ND Prentice Hall.
  •  Brigham, J.C (1991). Social Psychology. NY : Harper Collins.
  • Feldman, R.S. (1995). Social Psychology : N.J. Prentice Hall.
  •  Fisher, R.J (1982). Social Psychology: An Applied Approach. NY: St. Martin’s.
  • Hewstone M., Strocbe, W. and Stephenson, G.M. (1996), Introduction to Social Psychology. NY : Blackwell.
References: 
  • Akolkar, V.V. (1960). Social Psychology. Asia Publication House, Mumbai.
  •  Bickman, L., and Rog. D.J. (1997). Handbook of Applied Social Research. Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  • Billig, M. (1976). Social Psychology and Intergroup Relations. NY : Academic Press.
  • Buckley, A. (1992). The Essence of Effective Communication. NJ : Prentice Hall.
  •  Higgins, E.T. and Kruglansk, A.W. (1996). Social Psychology : Handbook  of Basic Principles.  Guilford Press, New York, London.
  • Hollander, E.P. (1967). Principles and Methods of Social Psychology. London : Oxford University Press.
  • Mathur, S.S. (1980). Social Psychology. Vinod Pustak Mandir, Agra.
  •  Misra, G. (Ed.), (1990). Applied Social Psychology in India. ND : Sage.
  •  Myers, D.G. (1996). Social Psychology, International Edition Fifth Edition.
  •  Oskamp, S. (Ed) Applied Social Psychology. Annual Vol. 1 to update : Sage Publications.
  • Raven, B.H. and Rubin, J. Z. (1983). Social Psychology. NT : John Wiley.
  • Ruscher, J.B. (2001). Prejudiced Communication : A Social Psychological Perspective. New York : The Guilford Press.
  • RW Brisling (Ed.) Applied Cross Cultural Psychology. Vol. 14 Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  • Saks, M.J. and Krupat, E. (1988). Social Psychology and its applications. Harper and Row, New York.
  • Semin, R.G. and Fiedler, K. (Eds) (1996). Applied Social Psychology. London : Sage.
  •  Sinha D. (1990). Interventions for development out of Poverty.
  •  Spears, R., Oakes, P.J. , Ellemers, R.,  and Haslam, A. (1997). The Social Psychology of Stereotyping and Group Life. Oxford : Balckwell.
  •  Taylor, M. and Moghaddam, F.M. (1987). Theories of Intergroup Relations. NY : Praeger.
  • Vago, S. (1999). Social Change, New Jersey : Prentice Hall.
  •  Weiner, B. (1990). Human Motivation. Newbury Park : Sage.
  •   Worchel, S. and Austin, W.G. (1986). Psychology of Intergroup Relations. Chicago : Nelson-Hall.
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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