Social Psychology – II

Paper Code: 
PSY 414
Credits: 
3
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 Foeticide.
Essential Readings: 

Ø Baron, R.A. and Byrne, D (1994). Social Psychology : Under Standing Human Interaction. ND Prentice Hall.

Ø Brigham, J.C (1991). Social Psychology. NY : Harper Collins. 

Ø Feldman, R.S. (1995). Social Psychology : N.J. Prentice Hall.

Ø Fisher, R.J (1982). Social Psychology: An Applied Approach. NY: St. Martin’s.

Ø Hewstone M., Strocbe, W. and Stephenson, G.M. (1996), Introduction to Social Psychology. NY : Blackwell.

 
References: 

Ø Akolkar, V.V. (1960). Social Psychology. Asia Publication House, Mumbai.

Ø Bickman, L., and Rog. D.J. (1997). Handbook of Applied Social Research. Thousand Oaks : Sage.

Ø Billig, M. (1976). Social Psychology and Intergroup Relations. NY : Academic Press.

Ø Buckley, A. (1992). The Essence of Effective Communication. NJ : Prentice Hall.

Ø Higgins, E.T. and Kruglansk, A.W. (1996). Social Psychology : Handbook  of Basic Principles.  Guilford Press, New York, London.

Ø Hollander, E.P. (1967). Principles and Methods of Social Psychology. London : Oxford University Press.

Ø Mathur, S.S. (1980). Social Psychology. Vinod Pustak Mandir, Agra.

Ø Misra, G. (Ed.), (1990). Applied Social Psychology in India. ND : Sage.

Ø Myers, D.G. (1996). Social Psychology, International Edition Fifth Edition.

Ø  RW Brisling (Ed.) Applied Cross Cultural Psychology. Vol. 14 Thousand Oaks : Sage.

Ø Raven, B.H. and Rubin, J. Z. (1983). Social Psychology. NT : John Wiley.

Ø Saks, M.J. and Krupat, E. (1988). Social Psychology and its applications. Harper and Row, New York.

Ø Sinha D. (1990). Interventions for development out of Poverty.

Ø Oskamp, S. (Ed) Applied Social Psychology. Annual Vol. 1 to update : Sage Publications.

Ø Ruscher, J.B. (2001). Prejudiced Communication : A Social Psychological Perspective. New York : The Guilford Press.

Ø Semin, R.G. and Fiedler, K. (Eds) (1996). Applied Social Psychology. London : Sage.

Ø Spears, R., Oakes, P.J. , Ellemers, R.,  and Haslam, A. (1997). The Social Psychology of Stereotyping and Group Life. Oxford : Balckwell.

Ø Taylor, M. and Moghaddam, F.M. (1987). Theories of Intergroup Relations. NY : Praeger.

Ø Vago, S. (1999). Social Change, New Jersey : Prentice Hall.

Ø Weiner, B. (1990). Human Motivation. Newbury Park : Sage.

Ø Worchel, S. and Austin, W.G. (1986). Psychology of Intergroup Relations. Chicago : Nelson-Hall.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2017-18
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