CODE 83924 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 SERVIZIO SOCIALE 8710 (L-39) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-PSI/05 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni: A B MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Module of Social Psychology: Fundamentals of Social Psychology AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course examines the main socio-cultural, affective and cognitive processes involved in social behavior, considering issues such as the construction of social knowledge, the concept of Self, the social representations, the communication, the mechanisms of social influence, the interpersonal interaction, the group processes, the dynamics of the organizations that produce services. At the end of the course, the student must be able to: - define the key constructs of the discipline; - link the learned constructs together; - identify the main reference theories of the discipline; - identify the main methods and intervention tools of the discipline; - to link theoretical knowledge to real contexts. TEACHING METHODS The course provides for a frontal lesson method, supplemented by exercises in small groups. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The Course explores the following topics: - main branches of Social Psychology; - construction of social knowledge; - social categorization; - stereotypes and prejudices; - social representations; - the Self concept; - social influence; - aggressive and altruistic behaviours; - group and intergroup relations; - organizations producing services. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Textbooks for attending students: - Gattino S., Miglietta A., Converso D. (2008), Introduzione alla Psicologia sociale, Carocci, Roma. Furthermore, a text from the followings: - Bertani B., Manetti M. (a cura di) (2007), Psicologia dei gruppi: teoria, contesti e metodologie di intervento, Franco Angeli, Milano (the first part). - Burr V. (2002), The Person in Social Psychology, Hove, Psychology Press (tr. it. La persona in Psicologia sociale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004) (chapters 3-4-5-6). - Cavazza N. (2005), Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni, Il Mulino, Bologna (chapters 1-2-4-7). - Mazzara, B. (2007), Prospettive di Psicologia culturale, Carocci, Roma (chapters 5-6-7-8-9). - Migliorini L., Rania N. (2008), Psicologia sociale delle relazioni familiari, Laterza, Bari (chapters 1-2-3-4-8-10). - Mucchi Faina A., Pacilli M.G., Pagliaro S. (2012), L’influenza sociale. Seconda edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna (chapters 1-2-4). Textbooks for non-attending students: - Gattino S., Miglietta A., Converso D. (2008), Introduzione alla Psicologia sociale, Carocci, Roma. Furthermore, a text from the followings: - Bertani B., Manetti M. (a cura di) (2007), Psicologia dei gruppi: teoria, contesti e metodologie di intervento, Franco Angeli , Milano (the first part and the chapters 1, 5 e 6 from the third part). - Burr V. (2002), The Person in Social Psychology, Hove, Psychology Press (tr. it. La persona in Psicologia sociale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2004) (full text). - Cavazza N. (2005), Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni, Il Mulino, Bologna (full text except of chapter 3). - Mazzara, B. (2007), Prospettive di Psicologia culturale, Carocci, Roma (chapters 5-6-7-8-9-10-11). - Migliorini L., Rania N. (2008), Psicologia sociale delle relazioni familiari, Laterza, Bari (full text). - Mucchi Faina A., Pacilli M.G., Pagliaro S. (2012), L’influenza sociale. Seconda edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna (full text). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANNA ZUNINO Ricevimento: To have an appointment with the teacher you have to sent an e-mail at: Anna.Zunino@unige.it The teacher receives students at the DISFOR (IV floor, room 4A6) Exam Board NADIA RANIA (President) ANNA ZUNINO (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START I semester from September 14th to December 4th 2020II semester from February 15th to May 7th 2021 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam consists of a written test. By agreement with the teacher, it is possible to take the oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS The test is structured through open questions that require the student to briefly present the fundamental concepts inherent to the course. The evaluation of the written test is based on criteria of relevance and completeness of the answers. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 08/01/2021 17:00 GENOVA Orale 29/01/2021 15:00 GENOVA Orale 19/05/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 09/06/2021 17:00 GENOVA Scritto 23/06/2021 17:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/07/2021 16:00 GENOVA Scritto 06/09/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto