COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5048 CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

This course will introduce students to a diverse array of theoretical and empirical issues related to the culture and psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe basic concepts of cultural and cross-cultural psychology
2   To be able to describe the reasons of mainstream psychologists cultural insensitivity
3   To be able to identify cultural similarities and differences
4   To be able to recognize universal or cultural psycho-social processes
5   To be able to recognize the effect of cultural factors on human behavior, interpersonal relations and language.
6   To be able to perceive cultural variety in everyday life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is culture The history of Cultural Psychology and Cross-cultural Psychology
2 Culture and self
3 Culture and social cognition
4 Culture and interpersonal relations
5 Culture and intergroup relations
6 Culture and gender
7 Culture and emotion
8 Culture and agression
9 Culture and language
10 Culture and health behaviors
11 Culture and family relations
12 Cross-cultural interaction and it s consequences
13 Culture and environment
14 Culture and developmental processes

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Matsumoto, D. & Juang, L. (2008). Culture and Psychology. Thomson, Belmont, CA.
2. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi: Kültürel Psikoloji. Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul.
3. Berry, J. W. , Segall, M. H. & Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (1997). Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
4. Smith, P. B. & Bond, M. H. (1994). Social Psychology: Across Cultures. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
5. Adler, L. L. & Gıelen, U. P. (1994). Cross-cultural Topics in Psychology. Praeger.
6. Nisbett, R. E. (2003). Düşüncenin Coğrafyası, Varlık Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions-Answers
Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and Final exams

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 3-6: Assessed with final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.254
LO.3
LO.4555
LO.5
LO.65454

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