Human Behavior in Social Environment

Paper Code: 
NSS 401
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

1. To enable students to develop an understanding of dyads, groups and organization.

2. To understand how Social problems can be analyzed in terms of Social psychological theories.

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction

Nature and Scope; Approaches to Social Psychology; Methods- Observation, Experimental, Sociometry, Cross-Cultural

9.00
Unit II: 
Attitudes

Nature; Attitude-Behaviour Link; Persuasion- Strategies for Attitude Change; Measurement of Attitude

9.00
Unit III: 
Group Dynamics and Inter-Group Relations

Nature of Groups; Consequences of Belonging-Decision Making, Cooperation and Conflict; Prejudice: Nature and components of prejudice, Acquisition of prejudice, Reduction of prejudice. Inter-Group Conflict, Intervention techniques

9.00
Unit IV: 
Social Interaction Influence

Pro-Social Behaviour: Personal, Situational and Social-Cultural Determinant; Bystander Effect; Aggression

9.00
Unit V: 
Current Social Issues

Poverty and Gender issue in India. Environmental Issues : Personal space and territoriality.

References: 
  • Baron, R.A., Byrne, D. & Bhardwaj, G. (2010).Social Psychology (12thed.). New Delhi: Pearson.
  • Baron, R.A. & Byrne, D. (1994). Social Psychology: Understanding Human Interaction. ND Prentice Hall.
  • Deaux, K., &Wrightsman, L. (2001). Social Psychology. California: Cole Publishing.
  • Mishra, G. (2009). Psychology in India: Theoretical and Methodological Developments. (ICSSR Survey of Advances in Research),Vol 4. New Delhi: Pearson.
  • Kassin, S., Fein, S., & Markus, H.R. (2008). Social Psychology. New York: Houghton Miffin.
  • Myers, D.G. (2008). Social Psychology. New Delhi; Tata McGraw-Hill.
  • Taylor, S.E., Peplau, L.A. & Sears, D.O. (2006). Social Psychology (12th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson.
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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