INTERGROUP PHENOMENA: RELATIONS BETWEEN MINORITIES AND MAJORITIES

Course Information
TitleΔΙΟΜΑΔΙΚΑ ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ: ΣΧΕΣΕΙΣ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ-ΠΛΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ / INTERGROUP PHENOMENA: RELATIONS BETWEEN MINORITIES AND MAJORITIES
CodeΨΥ-867
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolPsychology
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600013572

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos PSychologías (2017-sīmera)

Registered students: 38
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses845

Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600168101
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the course
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course students are expected to • know the theoretical and research approaches in the field of majority and minority influence • know the theoretical and research approaches in the field of relations between minority and majority grous in the modern world • comprehend and appoach with critical thinking the multiplicity that characterises the relations among minority and majority groups • be able to connect psychosocial theories with real life events
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • 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)
Minority formation, dynamics of relations among minorities and majorities in socio-historical contexts (eg Europe) are the main issues discussed during the lectures-seminars. More specifically the course focuses on: I. Socio-historical context and minority formation in Europe and in America. New trends of ethnic group autonomy after the war. Economic crisis in Greece and Europe and new forms of migration. II. Minority majority relations in the context of intergroup dynamics: Criteria of minority definitions- historical, political and social dimensions, Classic and modern social theories. III. Sociopsychological approaches to minority studies: potential and deficiencies, from experiment and social influence to ideology, macro and micro approaches IV. Minority in the modern world: Human rights and violations
Keywords
minorities, majorities, intergroup phenomena
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Description
Use of audio-visual material Email to communicate with the students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures783
Seminars130.5
Fieldwork170.7
Reading Assigment100.4
Written assigments100.4
Exams20.1
Total1305
Student Assessment
Description
Group essay resulting from field research, group reports of the class discussions, individual research proposal and written exams
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΤΟ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΙΚΟ ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΟ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΤΣΙΤΣEΛΙΚΗΣ Κ. & ΧΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Δ. ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ Α.Ε. 2. ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΞΟΥΣΙΑ ΠΑΠΑΣΤΑΜΟΥ Σ. - ΜΙΟΥΝΥ ΓΚ. ΠΕΔΙΟ 3. Η ΜΕΤΑΝΑΣΤΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΤΟΥ 21ου ΑΙΩΝΑ ΑΝΝΑ ΤΡΙΑΝΤΑΦΥΛΛΙΔΟΥ, ΘΑΝΟΣ ΜΑΡΟΥΚΗΣ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ Α.Ε. 4. ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΕΝΕΡΓΩΝ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ MOSCOVICI S. ΠΕΔΙΟ 5. Η ΕΠΙΝΟΙΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΤΕΡΟΤΗΤΑΣ - ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΠΟΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΠΟΙΗΣΗΣ ΤΣΟΥΚΑΛΑΣ Κ. ΚΑΣΤΑΝΙΩΤΗΣ Α.Ε
Last Update
08-10-2020