Course Details
Country:
Greece
Institution:
American College of Thessaloniki Summer School
Course Title:
Social Psychology
Course Number:
PSY 204
Course Description:
The aim of this course is to develop student’s knowledge and understanding of key areas in Social Psychology such as: social thinking (which includes the topics of persuasion; health and well-being in today’s societies) and social relations (looking at the topics of aggression, discrimination, liking and helping). Biological, cognitive, emotional and socio-cultural aspects will be discussed while presenting the above key areas. The students will also learn about the related field of Community Psychology and how its main principles and research findings apply to contemporary communities. Finally, research related issues such as ethics and methodologies in Social Psychological research will be covered. By presenting the main concepts, theories, research methods and key studies in Social Psychology, the course aims to help students evaluate the usefulness of the above in today’s societies as well as recognise the limits of generalising social psychological research to all gender/ethnic/cultural/age groups
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
PSYC 231
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