SOk131 Social and Cross-cultural psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1.2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Barbara Strobachová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Barbara Strobachová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The aim of the course is to reflect on human psychology in the social context. Emphasis is on the thorough adoption and critical evaluation of sub-themes from the field of social psychology. The course also systematizes psychological knowledge about the influence of different social environments on individuals, their development and application in society. It directly connects psychology and social pedagogy and points out the determination of the human psyche in the context of different socio-cultural backgrounds, as well as possible ways to overcome this determination. The course follows up on the professional knowledge and skills from the study of psychological disciplines (basics of psychology, developmental psychology). Basic knowledge of contents of previous courses is a prerequisite for successful mastering of this disciplines.
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
• to understand and explain familiar experiments of social psychology (Asch, Milgram, Zimbardo) • to predict the behavior of people in small and large social groups • to use basic terms of social and intercultural psychology • to understand the influence of the social environment on the human psyche formation • to assess and critically evaluate diagnostic results (especially test ones) with regard to the cultural background of clients • to suggest possible interventions for a better understanding of different cultures
Learning outcomes
student bude po absolvování předmětu schopen:
porozumět skupinové dynamice v malých i velkých skupinách
analyzovat současné vědecké poznatky ze sociální a interkulturní psychologie
aplikovat principy sociální a interkulturní psychologie na praktický problém
navrhnout, zrealizovat a prezentovat vlastní sociálně psychologický experiment
Syllabus
  • • Subject and methods of social psychology. • Social communication. Truth and lie in human communication. • Classical research in social psychology (Asch's study of conformity, Milgram's experiment, Zimbardo's prison experiment). • Attitudes and their formation. Ethnic prejudices and stereotypes • Social groups. • Affiliation, attraction, love, relationship. • Aggressive behavior. • Prosocial behavior. • What the intercultural psychology is dealing with - the basic definition of discipline • Relation between social and intercultural psychology • Basic terminology of intercultural psychology - culture, aculturation, accommodation, assimilation, amalgamation, cultural relativism, cultural egocentrism • Ways and methods of the examination of differences between cultures • Intercultural differences in perception • Holistic and analytical cognitive style • Intercultural differences in thinking • Intelligence and its measurement in the context of different cultural environments • Emotions in an intercultural context • Differences in social norms and values • Psychological characteristics of East-Asian cultures • Indigenous psychologies, Chinese and Korean indigenous psychology
Literature
    required literature
  • Principles of Social Psychology (Orig.) : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 1998] : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 2003]. info
  • LINKOV, Václav. Základní témata čínské původní psychologie. Psychologie a její kontexty. 2019, vol. 10, No 1, p. 3-16. info
  • LINKOV, Václav. Korejská domorodá psychologie: Přehled některých pojmů. Človek a Spoločnosť. 2017, vol. 20, No 2, p. 72-79. info
  • 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. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007, 220 s. ISBN 9788073672805. info
  • Sociální psychologie : moderní učebnice sociální psychologie. Edited by Miles Hewstone - Wolfgang Stroebe, Translated by Dagmar Brejlová - Pa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 769 s. ISBN 8073670925. info
    not specified
  • MORGENSTERNOVÁ, Monika and Lenka ŠULOVÁ. Interkulturní psychologie : rozvoj interkulturní senzitivity. Vydání 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2007, 218 stran. ISBN 9788024613611. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Vysoká škola obchodní v Praze, 2007, 82 stran. ISBN 9788086841069. info
  • Aplikovaná sociální psychologie. Edited by Růžena Komárková - Ivan Slaměník - Jozef Výrost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2001, 224 s. ISBN 8024701804. info
  • Aplikovaná sociální psychologie. Edited by Jozef Výrost - Ivan Slaměník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2001, 260 s. ISBN 8024700425. info
  • VÝROST, Josef and Ivan SLAMĚNÍK. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie II. první. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0042-5. info
  • KOMÁRKOVÁ, Růžena, Ivan SLAMĚNÍK and Josef VÝROST. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0180-4. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1998, 268 pp. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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