Deepened Topics of Psychology I

Code:

PSO11

Acronym:

QAP I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester, students must have obtained competences of: reflection on the phenomena of prejudice, discrimination social based on the theoretical concepts discussed; planning of empirical studies on these psycho-social phenomena; bibliographic search on the issues presented.

Program

Prejudice: prejudicial attitudes, beliefs and norms; Language and prejudice; Implicit attitudes.

Discrimination: controlled and uncontrolled behavior; psychological consequences on members of discriminated groups. Intergroup hostility and violence .

Observation methods of representations of social groups, intergroup relations, prejudice, and of the phenomena of discrimination and social exclusion.

Mandatory literature

Tajfel Henri; Grupos humanos e categorias sociais
Gaertner Samuel L. 340; Blackwell handbook of social psychology. ISBN: 0-631-21062-8
Brown Rupert; Prejudice. ISBN: 0-631-18315-9
Oakes Penelope J.; Stereotyping and social reality. ISBN: 0-631-18871-1
Augoustinos Martha 340; Understanding prejudice racism and social conflict. ISBN: 0-7619-6208-5
Spears Russel 340; The^social psychology of stereotyping and group life. ISBN: 0-631-19773-7
Abrams Dominic 340; Social identity theory. ISBN: 0-7450-0750-3
Hogg Michael A.; Social identifications. ISBN: 0-415-00695-3
Vala Jorge 570; Psicologia social. ISBN: 972-31-0845-3
Gaertner Samuel L.; Reducing intergroup bias. ISBN: 0-86377-571-3
Taylor Donald M.; Theories of intergroup relations. ISBN: 0-275-94634-7
Allport Gordon W.; The^nature of prejudice. ISBN: 0-201-00179-9
Sherif Muzafer 070; Experiments in group conflict
Brewer Marilynn B.; Intergroup relations. ISBN: 0-534-34788-6
Dovidio John F. 340; The^sage handbook of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. ISBN: 978-1-4129-3453-4
Nelson Todd D. 340; Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. ISBN: 978-0-8058-5952-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

• Presentation of scientific papers and reviews
• Realization of an original empirical study in small group
• Writing of a report on the study.

keywords

Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

There are no requirements for attendance

Presentation of scientific articles in the classroom

Report of the study conducted

Calculation formula of final grade

presentation of a theoretical review article: 30%

report of mini-project: 40%

direct participation in classes: 20%

quality of bibliographic search: 10%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

The improvement of note will be made by means of a written examination