Teaching code

4S008176

Teacher

Elena Trifiletti

Coordinatore

Elena Trifiletti

Credits

9

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Language

Italian

Period

Sem. 1A, Sem. 1B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding 1. Providing students with knowledge and understanding of psychological theories that address the fundamental processes underlying the social cognition and perception in the organizational context of services 2. Providing students with knowledge and understanding of psychological theories that address individuals and group’s attitudes and behaviors in the organizational context of services. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. Applying theories on individual, group, organizational functioning to the understanding and analysis. of the functioning and adjustment of individuals to the social environment and to the organizational context within services 2. Applying theories to the understanding and development of the practitioner – service / user’s relationship. 3. Applying theories to the understanding and co-construction of social relationships with co-workers and supervisor within services.

Program

The course will cover the following topics:
• Reality and nature of social groups
• Group formation
• Social identity and group identification
• Elementary group processes
• Need of belonging and social exclusion
• Social norms and conformity
• Group decision-making
• Innovation and change in groups
• Group productivity and efficacy
• Group conflict and cooperation
• Aggressiveness and help in groups
• Intergroup conflict and social inequality
• Conflict reduction
The topics will be addressed both through frontal teaching and in-class assignments with collective discussion aimed at developing students’ skills of group studying and analysis, as well as understanding of underlying dynamics.

Readings:
1. Brown, R., & Peherson, S. (2020). Group processes: Dynamics within and between groups. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Tutti i capitoli
2. Vezzali, L., Bova, N., Cocco, V. (2021). Quasi Amici: Oltre i confini della disabilità. Utet.
3. Ellemers, N. & Haslam, S. A. (2019). La teoria dell’identità sociale, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp.187-202). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
4. Turner, J. C. & Reynolds, K. J. (2019). La teoria della categorizzazione di sé, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp. 203-216). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
5. Gaertner, S. L. & Dovidio, N. (2019). Il modello dell’identità dell’ingroup comune, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp.217-230). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
6. Brewer, M. B. (2019). La teoria della distintività ottimale, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp. 245-274). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
7. Forsyth, D. (2019). Group dynamics (7th ed.). Cengage. Chapter 13, Conflict.

IMPORTANT! Classes will be held in precense (upon reservation). Recordings of the lessons will be made available on moodle by two to three days.

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