Psychology of Groups Processes

Code:

P731

Acronym:

PPG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	6	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of the semester, students should:
- know the main processes associated with the construction and maintenance of social identity and their consequences on social phenomena involving intragroup and intergroup conflict, namely, those relative to racism, ethnocentrism and xenophobia and other forms of social discrimination, and deviance.
- be able to understand different strategies of intervention upon these phenomena, namely those focusing on prejudice reduction, implementation of cooperation and conflict resolution, and increasing group performance.

Program

Theories of intergroup relations
realisitic intergroup conflict
social identity theory
self-categorization theory
Applications of the social identification approach
common ingroup identity
relative deprivation and intergroup conflict
prejudice, discrimination, and collective behavior
group cohesiveness and intra-group deviance

Mandatory literature

Hogg, M. A. & Tindale, R. S. (Eds.) ; Blackwell handbook of social psychology (Vol. 3): Group Processes., Oxford: Blackwell., 2001
Hogg, M. A. & Abrams, D.; Social identifications: A social psychology of intergroup relations and group processes., London: Routledge, 1988
D. Forsyth; Group dynamics., Pacific Grove, Cal: Brookes/Cole Publishing Company, 1990
Hogg, M. A.; The social psychology of group cohesiveness, New York University Press , 1992
Abrams, D. A., Hogg, M. A. & Marques, J. M.; The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion, Psychology Press, 2008. ISBN: ISBN: 1-84169-073-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical courses will be complemented by the following activities asked from students:
bibliographic research conducive to the participation in the discussion and presentation of topics in the class
presentation of scientific papers
case studies
collective research project about a proposed topic

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Social psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

Presence in classes is desirable, because it will be reflected in 20% of the end-evaluation, though not mandatory. Therefore, assiduity is not a requisite for success in the course.

presentation of an empirical paper researched by the student
writing of a report concerning the collective research in APA-like format
presentation of an oral communication relative to the report

Calculation formula of final grade

direct participation in classes: 20%
oral ommunication: 20%
report: 40%
presentation of an empirical paper: 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students with a special status (working students, high-competition athletes, etc.) may chose to respond to a written exam that will focus on all the topics of the program and will correspond to 100% of the final grade. In this case, students must announce their intention at the beginning of the semester.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

cf. "Provas e Trabalhos Especiais"

Classification improvement

Written exam worth 100% of the final grade