Social Psychology – II

Paper Code: 
PSY 214
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

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

CO41: Understand verbal and non-verbal communication process and identify barriers to communication.

CO42: Describe the development of the self and the dynamics of interpersonal attraction, prosocial behaviour.

CO43: Understand how prejudice, group processes and attitude formation affect human interactions in a social context.

CO44: Apply the knowledge of social issues to understanding the psychological consequences of terrorism, female feticide & infanticide in present world.

CO45: Analyse the formation and change of intergroup relations.

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

 

 

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 Relation

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.

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Essential Readings: 
  • Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Social Psychology. (13th Ed.) Boston, MA: Pearson.
  • Baron, Robert A. Branscombe, Nyla R. Donn, Byrne, Bhardwaj, Gopa (2010). Social Psychology. (12th Ed.) Delhi: Pearson.
  • Baumeister, R. F., Bushman, B. J. (2014). Social Psychology and Human Nature (3rd Ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. 
  • Feldman, R.S. (1995). Social Psychology : N.J. Prentice Hall.
  • Myers, David G., Sahajpal, P., Behera, P. (2010). Social Psychology (10th Ed). New Delhi: McGraw Hill.
  • Sinha D. (1990). Interventions for Development Out of Poverty. New Delhi: Sage.
References: 
  • Suggested Readings
  • Aronson, E. Ellsworth, P. ,Calsmith, J.M. & Gonzales, M.H. (1990). Methods of Research in Social Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Farr, R.M. (1996). The Roots of Modern Social Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell. 
  • Delamater, J. (2003). Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluswer Academic.
  • Levine, I. S., & Stoller, R. J. (1993). Coming Attractions: The Making of an X-Rated Video. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30015-929-5. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt32bdhg
  • Lunbeck, E., & Simon, B. (2003). Family Romance, Family Secrets: Case Notes from an American Psychoanalysis, 1912. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30012-928-1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1nphhq
  • María, I. M. E., Bernardita, J. S., Verónica L. L., & Neva M. M. (1982). Clinical and Social Psychology: Research Instruments in Social Gerontology, Volume 1. University of Minnesota Press. EISBN: 978-0-81665-521-2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttt7jc
  • Ruscher, J.B. (2001). Prejudiced Communication : A Social Psychological Perspective. New York: The Guilford Press.
  • Semin, G.R. and Fiedler, K. (1996). Applied Social Psychology. Delhi: Sage.
  • Sternberg, R. J., & Weis, K. (2006). The New Psychology of Love. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30015-931-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vm29t
  • Vago, S. (1990). Social Change. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

E Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Behavioral sciences of terrorism and political aggression
  • Communication. Multicultural Education
  • Journal of youth and adolescence
  • New directions in attribution research 
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