COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4019 PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICE* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERAP AKFIRAT

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To introduce the psychological underpinnings of prejudice and discrimination, such as racism and sexism; to examine exploitation and domination.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the psychological underpinnings of prejudice and discrimination
2   Have knowlegde of the history of psychology of prejiduce and discrimination
3   Have knowledge of contemporary theories on prejiduce
4   Link between theoretical approaches and everyday practices on prejiduce and discrimination
5   Comprehend the prevention practices for prejiduce and discrimination
6   As being aware of psychological underpinnings of prejiduce, offer solutions to everyday practices on prejiduce and discrimination

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing the course content
2 Historical approaches
3 Contemporary theories
4 Contemporary theories
5 Sexism
6 Classism
7 Racism
8 Religious discrimination
9 Multiculturalism
10 Reducing prejiduce and discrimination
11 Reducing prejiduce and discrimination
12 Students' presentations
13 Students' presentations
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Sherif, Muzafer; Harvey, O. J.; White, B. Jack; Hood, William R.; Sherif, Carolyn W. (1988). The Robbers Cave Experiment: Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-6194-7
Allport, Gordon (1979). The Nature of Prejudice. Perseus Books Publishing
Pettigrew, Thomas F.; Tropp, Linda R. (2008). "How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice Meta-analytic tests of three mediators". European Journal of Social Psychology 38 (6): 922 934
Tajfel, H. (1982). Social identity and intergroup relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Sidanius, Jim; Pratto, Felicia; Bobo, Lawrence (1996). "Racism, conservatism, Affirmative Action, and intellectual sophistication: A matter of principled conservatism or group dominance ". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 70 (3): 47690.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussing, presentations

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.akfirat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1545445555
LO.2544445555
LO.3544445555
LO.454545555
LO.554545555
LO.65544444

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