SOk231 Psychological Aspects of Socio-culturally Different Environment

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1.2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Bielik, DiS., B.A. (lecturer)
RNDr. Michal Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Denisa Denglerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. František Trapl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Denisa Denglerová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOk231/01: Fri 9. 10. 14:00–16:50 učebna 20, Fri 6. 11. 14:00–16:50 učebna 20, Fri 4. 12. 13:00–16:50 učebna 20, Fri 8. 1. 9:00–11:50 učebna 20, M. Bielik, M. Černý, F. Trapl
Prerequisites
The course Cross-cultural psychology systematizes psychological findings considering influence of various social backgrounds on an individual, his development and self-fulfilment in the society. It directly interconnects psychology and social education and points out determination of human psyche in the context of various socio-cultural environment and possible ways to overcome this determination. Knowledge of other psychological disciplines (general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology) is supposed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
• use basic terms of cross-cultural psychology • understand the influence of social background on shaping of human psyche • consider and critically evaluate the diagnosis results (especially the test ones) in relation to client’s cultural origin • suggest possible interventions to understand different cultures successfully
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: • use basic terms of cross-cultural psychology • understand the influence of social background on shaping of human psyche • consider and critically evaluate the diagnosis results (especially the test ones) in relation to client’s cultural origin • suggest possible interventions to understand different cultures successfully
Syllabus
  • • What cross-culture psychology deals with – basic discipline definition • Relation between social and cross-cultural psychology • Basic terms of cross-cultural psychology – culture, acculturation, accommodation, assimilation, amalgamation, cultural relativism, cultural egocentrism • process and methods of examining cultural differences • Cross-cultural differences among cultures • Cross-cultural differences in perception • Holistic and analytic cognitive style • Cross-cultural differences in thought • Intelligence and its measurement in the context of various cultural backgrounds • Emotion in cross-cultural context • Issue of testing various psychic qualities throughout cultures • Ethnic prejudices and stereotypes • Differences of social norms and values • Ethnic identity and its forming • Cross-cultural communication • Saphir Whorf hypothesis • Psychopathology and psychotherapy in the cross-cultural context
Literature
    required literature
  • FLORIDI, Luciano. Čtvrtá revoluce : jak infosféra mění tvář lidské reality. Translated by Čestmír Pelikán. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2019, 273 stran. ISBN 9788024638034. info
  • ŠÍP, Radim. Proč školství a jeho aktéři selhávají. Kognitivní krajiny a nacionalismus (Why education and its actors fail. Cognitive landscapes and nationalism). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 471 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9377-5. info
  • LAKOFF, George. Ženy, oheň a nebezpečné věci : co kategorie vypovídají o naší mysli. Edited by Dominik Lukeš. Vydání první. Praha: Triáda, 2006, 655 strana. ISBN 808613878X. info
  • BERGER, Peter L. and Thomas LUCKMANN. Sociální konstrukce reality : pojednání o sociologii vědění. Edited by Radim Marada, Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999, 214 s. ISBN 8085959461. info
    recommended literature
  • DAMASIO, Antonio R. The strange order of things : life, feeling, and the making of cultures. New York: Pantheon Books, 2018, xi, 310. ISBN 9780307908759. info
  • HEINE, Steven J. Cultural psychology. Third edition. New York: W. W. Norton, 2016, xxiii, 591. ISBN 9780393283709. info
  • DAMASIO, Antonio R. Descartesův omyl : emoce, rozum a lidský mozek. Translated by Lucie Bankovská Motlová - Alžběta Hesová. Vydání první. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 259 stran. ISBN 8020408444. info
    not specified
  • ČENĚK, Jiří, Josef SMOLÍK and Zdeňka VYKOUKALOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie: Vybrané kapitoly (Cross-cultural psychology: Selected chapters). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 312 pp. Psýché. ISBN 978-80-247-5414-7. info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Interkulturní psychologie. Třetí vydání. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 stran. ISBN 9788073677091. URL info
  • MORGENSTERNOVÁ, Monika and Lenka ŠULOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie : rozvoj interkulturní senzitivity. Vydání 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 218 stran. ISBN 9788024613611. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
homework, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 14 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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