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SOCY 273 Social Psychology Units: 3.00
The social matrix of personality, socialization as a social process, the influence of social structure and culture upon socialization practices, and the patterning of personality through the life cycle.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (A minimum grade of C- in SOCY 122/6.0) or (BADR 100/3.0 and BADR 101/3.0).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply different concepts to discuss what specific social psychological studies and theories might "do" in terms of contributing to academic and larger cultural imaginings.
- Apply social psychology concepts and theories to reflect on events and experiences in their own lives.
- Compare divergent paradigms and theories pertaining to specific areas of social psychology research and thought to critically reflect on the associated assumptions, methods, and arguments.
- Employ social psychology concepts and theories to identify interconnections between the individual, her/his social context, and social structures.
- Identify assumptions, methods, and arguments pertaining to major areas of social psychology research and thought (e.g., self and identity, attraction, attitudes) in order to make critical assessments of their similarities and differences.