Course Description
Designed to increase students' knowledge of the way culture, diversity, and ethnicity are associated with human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Topics include multiculturalism, stereotypes, prejudice, intercultural communication, acculturation, and race.
Athena Title
Cultural Psychology
Prerequisite
PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1101E or PSYC 1030H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Culture, diversity, and ethnicity are associated with human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In this course, we cover a range of topics that include multiculturalism, stereotypes, prejudice, intercultural communication, acculturation, and race. A large portion of this class consists of class discussions. In order to facilitate class discussion, prior to “class discussion” days, each student is assigned to submit a list of 3 to 5 discussion points about a particular reading. In order to facilitate discussion, specific discussion points that students submit are read within the class.
Topical Outline
1. What is Cultural Psychology? 2. Culture and Human Nature 3. Cultural Evolution 4. Methods for Studying Culture and Psychology 5. Development and Socialization 6. Self and Personality 7. Living in Multicultural Worlds 8. Motivation 9. Cognition and Perception 10. Emotions 11. Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships 12. Morality, Religion, and Justice 13. Mental Health
Syllabus