Social Psychology – II

Paper Code: 
PSY 414
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To enable students to appreciate how individual behavior is influenced by social and cultural contexts.
  2. To enable students to develop an understanding of functioning of dyads, groups and organization.
  3. To understand the unique features of the Indian socio-cultural context.
  4. To understand how social problems can be analyzed in terms of various social psychological theories.
9.00
Unit I: 

Interpersonal Communication : Communication Process; Verbal and Non-verbal Communication; Factors Affecting Communication.

9.00
Unit II: 

Interpersonal Attraction : Nature, theories, affective basis of attraction.

9.00
Unit III: 

Intergroup Relations : Nature, Strategies, Intergroup conflict, Stereotypes and Prejudices – Formation. Maintenance and Change.

9.00
Unit IV: 

Prosocial Behaviour : Altruism : diffusion of responsibility, pluristic ignorance, confusion of responsibility, empathy, attribution, emotion and mood, norms and helping.

9.00
Unit V: 

Terrorism, Poverty, Female infanticide and feticide.

Essential Readings: 
  • Hewstone M., Strocbe, W. and Stephenson, G.M. (1996), Introduction to Social Psychology. NY : Blackwell.
  • Baron, R.A. and Byrne, D (1994). Social Psychology : Under Standing Human Interaction. ND Prentice Hall.
  • Feldman, R.S. (1995). Social Psychology : N.J. Prentice Hall.
  • Fisher, R.J (1982). Social Psychology: An Applied Approach. NY: St. Martin’s.
  • Brigham, J.C (1991). Social Psychology. NY : Harper Collins.
References: 
  1. Sinha D. (1990). Interventions for development out of Poverty.
  2. RW Brisling (Ed.) Applied Cross Cultural Psychology. Vol. 14 Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  3. Misra, G. (Ed.), (1990). Applied Social Psychology in India. ND : Sage.
  4. Hollander, E.P. (1967). Principles and Methods of Social Psychology. London : Oxford University Press.
  5. Raven, B.H. and Rubin, J. Z. (1983). Social Psychology. NT : John Wiley.
  6. Bickman, L., and Rog. D.J. (1997). Handbook of Applied Social Research. Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  7. Saks, M.J. and Krupat, E. (1988). Social Psychology and its applications. Harper and Row, New York.
  8. Mathur, S.S. (1980). Social Psychology. Vinod Pustak Mandir, Agra.
  9. Akolkar, V.V. (1960). Social Psychology. Asia Publication House, Mumbai.
  10. Oskamp, S. (Ed) Applied Social Psychology. Annual Vol. 1 to update : Sage Publications.
  11. Semin, R.G. and Fiedler, K. (Eds) (1996). Applied Social Psychology. London : Sage.
  12. Spears, R., Oakes, P.J. , Ellemers, R., and Haslam, A. (1997). The Social Psychology of Stereotyping and Group Life. Oxford : Balckwell.
  13. Weiner, B. (1990). Human Motivation. Newbury Park : Sage.
  14. Taylor, M. and Moghaddam, F.M. (1987). Theories of Intergroup Relations. NY : Praeger.
  15. Worchel, S. and Austin, W.G. (1986). Psychology of Intergroup Relations. Chicago : Nelson-Hall.
  16. Billig, M. (1976). Social Psychology and Intergroup Relations. NY : Academic Press.
  17. Vago, S. (1999). Social Change, New Jersey : Prentice Hall.
  18. Higgins, E.T. and Kruglansk, A.W. (1996). Social Psychology : Handbook of Basic Principles. Guilford Press, New York, London.
  19. Myers, D.G. (1996). Social Psychology, International Edition Fifth Edition.
  20. Ruscher, J.B. (2001). Prejudiced Communication : A Social Psychological Perspective. New York : The Guilford Press.
  21. Buckley, A. (1992). The Essence of Effective Communication. NJ : Prentice Hall.
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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