COURSE SYLLABUS

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	PSİ4075
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	English
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi FATİH ÖZDEMİR
16	Course Lecturers:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatih Özdemir
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: fatihozdemir@uludag.edu.tr Telephone: 2941875 Address: B. U.Ü. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü Oda No: E-027
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course is designed to acquaint the student with theory and recent research in the area of contemporary social psychology (intergroup relations, psychology of the self, communication technologies and cyber/virtual interaction, etc.). Special attention will be paid to controversies and debates in the area. The objective in this course is to introduce students current research area and provides them to relate these phenomena with the outside world.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The course will provide a background on social psychology, by focusing on particular theories in the field.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to describe current issues, problems and trends in social psychology;
2	To be able to follow up contemporary literature and recent developments in social psychological research;
3	To be able to interpret the social psychological phenomenon examined within the framework of classical and contemporary approaches;;
4	To be able to differentiate conceptual and methodological aspects of approaches and theories with different perspectives on social psychological phenomena examined; also evaluate strengths and weaknesses of social psychological research;;
5	To develop and present an argument over the social categories in our country and in the world.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction of selected topic, course materials, teaching methods and evaluation
2	Basic conceptual and methodological issues of selected topic
3	Historical overview and traditional social psychological explanations of selected topic
4	Critiques of traditional social psychological explanations to the selected topic
5	Recent perspectives on the selected topic
6	Recent perspectives on the selected topic
7	Review & 1st Mid-Term Exam
8	Recent perspectives on the selected topic
9	Recent perspectives on the selected topic
10	Oral Presentations and Group Discussion
11	Oral Presentations and Group Discussion
12	Oral Presentations and Group Discussion
13	Oral Presentations and Group Discussion
14	Review of the term's activities

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Walster, E., & Walster, G. W. (1975). Equity and social justice. Journal of Social Issues, 31(3), 21-43. Crosby, F. (1976). A model of egoistic relative deprivation. Psychological Review, 83(2), 85-113. Pettigrew, T. F. (1998). Intergroup contact theory. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 65-85. Crisp, R. J., & Turner, R. N. (2009). Can imagined interactions produce positive perceptions? Reducing prejudice through simulated social contact. American Psychologist, 64(4), 231-240. Social identity theory. In Theories of intergroup relations (pp. 61-94). Mummendey, A., Kessler, T., Klink, A., & Mielke, R. (1999). Strategies to cope with negative social identity: Predictions by social identity theory and relative deprivation theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(2), 229-245. Maass, A., & Clark, R. D. (1984). Hidden impact of minorities: Fifteen years of minority influence research. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3), 428-450. Wood, W., Lundgren, S., Quellette, J. A., Busceme, S., & Blackstone, T. (1994). Minority influence: A meta-analytic review of social influence process. Psychological Bulletin, 115 (3), 323-345. Pratto, F., Sidanius, J., & Levin, S. (2006). Social dominance theory and the dynamics of intergroup relations: Taking stock and looking forward. European Review of Social Psychology, 17, 271-320. Whitley, B. E. (1999). Right-Wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation and prejudice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 126-134 Jost, J. T., Banaji, M. R., & Nosek, B. A. (2004). A decade of system justification theory: Accumulated evidence of conscious and unconscious bolstering of the status quo. Political Psychology, 25(6), 881-919. Jost, J. T., & Kay, A. C. (2005). Exposure to benevolent sexism and complementary gender stereotypes: Consequences for specific and diffuse forms of system justification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88(3), 498-509. Wohl, M. J. A., Branscombe, N. R., & Klar, Y. (2006). Collective guilt: Emotional reactions when one’s group has done wrong or been wronged. European Review of Social Psychology, 17, 1-37. Brown, R. (2000). Social identity theory: Past achievements, current problems and future challenges. European Journal of Social Psychology, 30, 745-778. Doğulu, C., & Sakallı-Uğurlu, N. (2015). A review on terror management theory. Türk Psikoloji Yazıları, 18(35), 33-47 Arndt, J., Greenberg, J., Schimel, J., Pyszczynski, T., & Solomon, S. (2002). To belong or not to belong, that is the question: Terror managment and identification with gender and ethnicity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(1), 26-43 Eagly, A., & Chaiken, S. (2007). The advantages of an inclusive definition of attitude. Social Cognition, 25, 582-602. Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. (pp. 1-47). New York: Row, Peterson and Company.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	15
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	25
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The system of relative evaluation is applied.
Information	Course grade will be based on a combination of a mid-term, cumulative final exam, an oral presentation on an issue of the student interest, and term paper.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	13	6	78
Homeworks, Performances	2	15	30
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			190
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	4	2	0
LO2	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	4
LO3	3	4	3	4	1	5	5	5	3	3
LO4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
LO5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High