Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze del servizio sociale - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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A course to be chosen among the followingLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Social and community psychology - PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE E DEI GRUPPI (2018/2019)
Teaching code
4S02341
Teacher
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 2A dal Feb 18, 2019 al Mar 30, 2019.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
This module offers an introduction to Social Psychology, its areas of interest, and main theories, with particular reference to social influence processes in interpersonal and intergroup interactions and to how they affect social behavior and individual well-being. The first aim of the module is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of the main theories and constructs in Social Psychology, with particular reference to theoretical concepts that can be most frequently applied to social workers' workplace. A second aim is to provide students with knowledge and understanding of factors that promote the stability or change of social hierarchies. Furthermore, the module aims at developing students' ability to apply key socio-psychological concepts to the professional context, in order to understand the personal, family-related and social antecedents of users’ behaviors and to place users’ difficulties within the social and relational context in which they live.
Program
The module covers the following topics: - social cognition and perception, - social categorization and stereotypes, - self, personal and social identity, - attitudes and persuasion, - aggressiveness - prosocial behavior - leadership, - social influence in groups, - intergroup relations, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination Text-book: Crisp, R.J, & Turner, R.N. (2017, 2nd Ed.). Psicologia sociale, Utet Università: Torino. Chapters.: 1-13.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Crisp, R., & Turner, R. N. | Psicologia Sociale (Edizione 2) | UTET Università | 2017 |
Examination Methods
The exam will be written and it will include two open-ended questions about the syllabus topics. The evaluation criteria include: relevance, quality and richness of arguments, appropriate language. Examination method and criteria will be the same for attending and non-attending students. The grades of the modules “Psicologia sociale e dei gruppi” and “Psicologia dinamica” will be averaged to obtain the final grade for the course “Social and Group Psychology” (30 point scale). Students are expected to pass both modules in the same exam session.
