Social Psychology

Paper Code: 
SOC 125
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand the unique features of the Indian socio-cultural context and thereby enable the students to appreciate how individual behavior is influenced by the socio-cultural contexts of various societies.

12.00
Unit I: 
  • Social Psychology as a branch of social science:
  • Meaning, Nature, Scope, Subject matter and Scope of Social Psychology;  Relationship of Social Psychology with Sociology
  • Methods of Social Psychology: Experimental and Observational methods
12.00
Unit II: 
  • Personality:
  • Concept, Types and Theories of Personality
  • Personality and Social Behaviour; the behavioural effects of Personality Disposition
  • Social Motivation:
  • Meaning, Characteristics of Motivated behaviour
  • Theories of Social Motivation: Instinct, Drive and Cognitive theories

                                                           

12.00
Unit III: 
  • Social Attitude:
  • Determinants of Attitude, Attitude formation, Attitude change, Attitude measurement
  •  Attitude as an effective social process
  • Social Groups:
  • Group formation, Structure and Functions of Groups, Group ideology and need satisfaction, Group cohesiveness

Group Dynamics

12.00
Unit IV: 
  • Prejudice and Stereotypes:
  • Nature of Prejudice, group and Prejudice formation
  • Stereotype behavior, stereotype and Prejudice development
  • Public Opinion and Propaganda:
  • Principles of Propaganda, Media and Propaganda, Propaganda effectiveness
12.00
Unit V: 
  • Social Change and Social Tensions:
  • Theoretical interpretation of social change, Factors of social change
  • Social structure and social tensions, modernization and social tensions, methods of removing social tensions     
  • Intergroup conflicts and aggression, management of intergroup conflict, factors of war and peace in international relations
Essential Readings: 

 

 

References: 
  • Sherif,M. and  Sherif, C.W.,1969: Social Psychology, New York: Harper International

 

  • Secord, P.F. & Beckman,C.W.: Social Psychology, New York.: McGraw Hill

 

 

  •  Hollander, E.P.,1976: Principles and Methods of Social Psychology, New York: OUP

 

  • Baron, Robert A. & Donn Byrna: Social Psychology: Understanding Human Interaction, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India

 

  • Berkowitz, 1980: A Survey of Social Psychology, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston

 

Academic Session: 
2017-18
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