COURSE SYLLABUS

INTERGROUP RELATIONS

1	Course Title:	INTERGROUP RELATIONS
2	Course Code:	PSI5114
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
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:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. M.ERSİN KUŞDİL
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. M.ERSİN KUŞDİL
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. M. Ersin KUŞDİL Tel: 0 224 2941872 Faks: 0 224 2941897 E-posta: mekusdil@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to cover the topic of intergroup relations, which is a majör area of research in social psychology. The main target of the course is to teach students the prominent theoretical approaches aiming to explain the prejudice and discrimination between human groups.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Describing the historical development of the approaches in the area of intergroup relations;
2	Delineating the assumptions behind the theories of intergroup relations regarding the individual and the society;
3	Explaining the problem of “reductionism” in studies of intergroup relations;
4	Describing the differences between the theories of Social Identity, Social Dominance and System Justification;
5	Relating the theories of Social Identity, Social Dominance and System Justification to examples of social categories from Turkey;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	An overview of the goals and the procedure of the course
2	A short history of the studies realized on intergroup relations in the area of social psychology (Group mind)
3	Individual-level accounts of intergroup relations and criticisms (Freud, McDougal, Allport, Adorno)
4	Individual-level accounts of intergroup relations and criticisms (the Frustration- Aggression Hypothesis, Relative Deprivation approach, Arousal transfer)
5	First group-level explanations of intergroup relations (M. Sherif) and criticisms
6	Conceptual and methodological aspects of the Social Identity Theory of Tajfel and Turner (the Minimal Group Paradigm, categorization, ingroup favoritism)
7	Midterm & Review
8	An overview and the critique of the studies related to the Social Identity Theory
9	An overview and the critique of the studies related to the Social Dominance Theory
10	An overview and the critique of the studies related to the System Justification Theory
11	A comparison of the System Justification, the Social Dominance, and the Social Identity theories
12	Students’ seminars
13	Students’ seminars
14	A final review of the course activities

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ellemers, N., Spears, R. & Doosje, B. (2000). Social Identity. Oxford: Blackwell Pub. Hogg, M.A., & Abrams, D. (1995) Social Identifications: A Social Psychology of İntergroup Relations and Group Processes, London: Routledge. Huddy, L. (2004). Contrasting Theoretical Approaches to İntergroup Relations. Political Psychology, 25, 947-967. 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, 881-919. Sidanius, J. & Pratto, F. (2001). Social Dominance: An İntergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	20
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High