INTERGROUP RELATIONS AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
| Title | ΔΙΟΜΑΔΙΚΕΣ ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΡΑΤΣΙΣΜΟΥ / INTERGROUP RELATIONS AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM |
| Code | ΨΥ-564 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Psychology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013519 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 140
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600168062
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Class Schedule
| Building | Νέα πτέρυγα Φιλοσοφικής (Αναγνωστήριο) |
| Floor | Υπόγειο 2 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 03 (137) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 08:30 έως 11:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600168062
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10253
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Not applicable
Learning Outcomes
Having completed the course sucessfully, students:
-will be familiar with various social psychological explanations of racism and intergroup relations.
-will understand current intergroup phenomena and make links between them and social psychological theories
-will be trained in social psychological research methods used in the study of prejudice, racism and intergroup relations.
-will be trained to write short scientific research proposals and reports on intergroup relations and conflicts
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course includes a review of social psychological theorizing and research on prejudice and racism and aims at the familiarization of students with the social implications of various social psychological approaches to intergroup relations. It includes two-hour theoretical lectures on the following subjects:
•Introduction of the concept of prejudice in social psychology and attempts to measure it
•The Social cognition perspective
•Psychodynamic approaches
•Approaches based on Social Identity Theory
•Theories of 'new racism'
•Discursive Psychology and the analysis of racist discourse
•ideological dilemmas and Rhetoric
In addition, the course includes hourly workshops in which various research methods to the study of racism and The course constitutes a review of social psychological theory and research on prejudice and racism and their applications in the field of intergroup relations. It includes two-hour theoretical lectures on the following subjects:
• Introduction of the concept of prejudice in social psychology and attempts to measure it
• The Social cognition perspective of prejudice and stereotyping
• Psychodynamic approaches to racism
• Ingroup bias and Social Identity Theory
• Intergroup conflict and self-categorization
• Theories of 'new racism'
• Intergroup strategies and acculturation
• Discursive Psychology and the analysis of racist discourse
• Ideological dilemmas and Rhetoric
In addition, the course includes hourly workshops in which various research methods to the study of racism and intergroup relations (stereotype research, attitude scales, analysis of racist discourse) are comparatively examined and their potential contribution is evaluated. Students are invited to make research proposals and to use in practice specific methods of data collection and analysis.
Keywords
intergroup relations, racism, prejudice
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of audio-visual material
Use of multimedia
Email to communicate with the students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | 3 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 26 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 12 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 12 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 130 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment includes both short research reports and written examinations in the end of the semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Η ΠΟΛΥΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΙΚΗ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΧΡΥΣΟΧΟΟΥ Ξ. ΠΕΔΙΟ
2. ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΕΣ, ΟΜΑΔΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΑ ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΑ WETHERELL M. ΜΕΤΑΙΧΜΙΟ
3. ΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ: ΠΕΡΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΙΣ ΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗ ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ POTTER & WETHERELL M. ΜΕΤΑΙΧΜΙΟ
4 ΟΨΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΗΓΕΜΟΝΙΑΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΕΣ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΕΣ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΠΕΔΙΟ
Additional bibliography for study
Billig, M. (1985). Prejudice, categorisation and particularisation: From a perceptual to a rhetorical approach. European Journal of Social Psychology, 15, 79-103.
Campell, T. (1990). Στερεότυπα και αντίληψη των διαφορών μεταξύ των ομάδων. Στο Σ. Παπαστάμου (Επιμ. Εκδ.) Διομαδικές Σχέσεις: Σύγχρονες Έρευνες στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας.
Milner, D. (1990). Φυλετική προκατάληψη. Στο Σ. Παπαστάμου (Επιμ. Εκδ.) Διομαδικές Σχέσεις: Σύγχρονες Έρευνες στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας.
Παπαστάμου, Σ. Προδρομίτης, Γ,.& Παυλόπουλος, Β. (2010) (Επιμ. Εκδ.) Κοινωνική σκέψη, νόηση και συμπεριφορά: 29 Έλληνες κοινωνικοί ψυχολόγοι ανα-κρίνουν την επιστήμη τους. Αθήνα: Πεδίο.
Samelson, F. (1978). From ‘race psychology’ to ‘studies in prejudice’: Some observations on the thematic reversal in social psychology. Journal of the History of the Behavioural Sciences, 14: 265-278.
Tajfel, H. (1990). Συνεργασία μεταξύ ανθρώπινων ομάδων. Στο Σ. Παπαστάμου (Επιμ. Εκδ.) Διομαδικές Σχέσεις: Σύγχρονες Έρευνες στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας.
Tajfel, H. & Forgas, J.P.(1990). Κοινωνική κατηγοριοποίηση: γνώσεις, αξίες και ομάδες. Στο Σ. Παπαστάμου (Επιμ. Εκδ.) Διομαδικές Σχέσεις: Σύγχρονες Έρευνες στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας.
Turner, J. (1990). Προς ένα γνωστικό επαναπροσδιορισμό της κοινωνικής ομάδας. . Στο Σ. Παπαστάμου (Επιμ. Εκδ.). Διομαδικές Σχέσεις: Σύγχρονες Έρευνες στην Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας.
Δραγώνα, Θ. και Φραγκουδάκη, Α. (2008) (Επιμ. Εκδ) Πρόσθεση όχι Αφαίρεση, Πολλαπλασιασμός όχι Διαίρεση: Η μεταρρυθμιστική παρέμβαση στην Εκπαίδευση της μειονότητας της Θράκης. Αθήνα : Μεταίχμιο.
Last Update
04-12-2019
