Course: Issues in Socialization

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Course title Issues in Socialization
Course code PCH/BOSO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cakirpaloglu Panajotis, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
Course content
Definition of the concept of socialization, relation to other disciplines Social processes (conditional learning, model learning, cognitive learning) Agents of socialization: family, school, peer group Socialization of adults Sources of socialization Culture and socialization Positions and roles Social structure and personality Effects of socialization Socialization of cognitive processes (perception, learning, memory, thinking) Socialization of emotions Socialization of behavior and purposeful actions Attitudes Prejudices and stereotypes Interpersonal conflicts

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Introducing students to the psychological issues of socialization: Analysis of basic factors, mediators and actors of socialization.
1. Defines the basic postulates of psychological concept of socialization. 2. Differentiates the underlying mechanisms of socialization and the learning partial models assign its most psycho-social effect. 3. Defines the basic mediators of human socialization within the family-groups-ethnic-cultural paradigm. 4. Specifies the social and institutional context of partial mental states and processes.
Prerequisites
Cultural Anthropology 1 and 2, Introduction to Social Psychology, History of Psychology, General Psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Regular attendance at lectures, seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Fisher, R. (2012). The social psychology of intergroup and international conflict resolution.
  • Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T. (Eds.). (2013). Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles.
  • McDougall, W. (2015). An introduction to social psychology.
  • Myers, D. G., & Smith, S. M. (2014). Exploring social psychology.
  • Myers, D. G. (2016). Sociální psychologie. Brno.
  • Sherif, M. (2015). Group conflict and co-operation: Their social psychology (Vol. 29).
  • Smith, E. R., Mackie, D. M., & Claypool, H. M. (2014). Social psychology.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2019) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer