Learning objectives
• To analyze, through the analysis of some issues of social psychology, how these were addressed by the recent literature showing, through the analysis and the comparison of some articles, the different approaches adopted in the study of the topic, the main issues raised, the research paradigms used, the contribution of knowledge and its social relevance
• Launch a reflection of what could be new avenues of research on the themes presented
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
1) The new trends of social psychology
2) The research paradigms of interaction between psychological and social world
3) Culture as an emblem of the psychosocial approach
4) Stereotypes, prejudices and stigmatization processes: the new frontiers of research
5) 5The social psychology of risk: the social cognitive models, the influence of the group in risky choices, the study of risk behaviors in the areas of health, road safety and gambling
6) Post-modernism and new challenges for the self
Full programme
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Bibliography
Chapters of books, review articles and research articles that will be defined during the lessons and agreed with the students on the basis of the themes that they would deepen.
Teaching methods
Lectures, presentation of research, group work and reports of the group work
Assessment methods and criteria
FOR THOSE ATTENDING CLASSES:
• Evidence of ongoing group (30%)
• Written individual report on 2 / 3 scientific articles (50%)
• Oral examination on the report and on the issues covered in class (20%)
FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT ATTEND CLASSES:
• Written individual report on 2 / 3 scientific articles (50%)
• Oral examination on the program and on the report (50%)
Other information
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