Social Psychology-II

Paper Code: 
PSY 414
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: 
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.

 Terrorism, Poverty, Female Infanticide and Feticide.

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.
  • 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.
  • RW Brisling (Ed.) Applied Cross Cultural Psychology. Vol. 14 Thousand Oaks : Sage.
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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