Academic Year/course:
2023/24
274 - Degree in Social Work
26112 - Interaction processes: the individual within a group and in his/her social context
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
26112 - Interaction processes: the individual within a group and in his/her social context
Faculty / School:
108 - Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y del Trabajo
Degree:
274 - Degree in Social Work
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
2
Semester:
First semester
Subject type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1. General information
The theoretical topicsof all these subjects have been agreed between the lecturers of the area ofknowledge of Social Psychology, of the Faculty of Social and Labour Sciences, who teach in theDegree of Social Work with the aim of approaching the subjects without redundancies between them. The students can consider these subjects as related to each other and transfer the knowledge acquired in one of them to the others.
These approaches and goals are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), so that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement.
2. Learning results
Social psychology is learned
Learning to think
Learning to respect works of art
They learn not to be classist
They learn to understand divergent thinking
They learn plurality, multiplicity
Learning to take responsibility for what was promised
They learn to think about the public and not only about yourself
3. Syllabus
Theoretical agenda
Unit 1. Social psychology: social interaction and identity
Social psychology. Study of the subjective experience of people as it is constructed in the interaction
Post-structuralist approach to the notion of subject. Production of the subject. Actions of transformation
Unit 2. Perception, Social Representations, Attitudes and Opinions
Perception: Concept, process, selection, interpretation
Elements that condition our perception
Social perception and perception of people
Social representations. Concept and Learning of social representations
Attitudes. Concept and learning attitudes
Opinions. Concept
Unit 3. Affiliation and attraction processes
Affiliation. Concept
Attraction. Concept. Psychosocial explanations of attraction. Factors influencing attraction Love. Concepts.
Unit 4. Prosocial behavior, altruism and helping behavior
Introduction. Concepts. Approach to the subject
Theories on altruism
Predictors of altruistic behavior
Unit 5. Social rejection processes: stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Nature of prejudice and stereotypes. Concepts. Forms of expression. Concrete manifestations of prejudices and stereotypes.
Explanations of stereotypes and prejudices
Applications of the developed analyses. Reducing prejudices and stereotypes
Unit 6. Aggressive behavior and gender violence
Analysis of violence. Fundamental concepts. Three assumptions about violence. Constitutive of violence
The psychosocial perspective of violence
Psychosocial history of violence
Gender violence
Unit 7. The individual in different social groups. Social influence processes
Introduction. Working in groups. Dynamics of group behavior. Group development.
Characteristics of a mature group:
Productivity of a group. Aspects that impair the productivity of a group. Improve the effectiveness of the group.
Teamwork
Leadership
Creative problem solving methods.
4. Academic activities
Theoretical: face-to-face classes
Internships: internships related to the theoretical content of the subject (see the evaluation in the following section).
5. Assessment system
Assessment
There are two evaluation possibilities. You have to choose between one of them:
1.1. Continuous assessment
1.1.1. Individual written examination. 50% of the final grade. The theory exam is individual and must be passed to pass the subject at . The exam will consist of five open-ended questions with limited space . The acquisition of knowledge of the theoretical topics of the program of the subject will be assessed.
1.1.2. Internship dossier: 40% of the final grade. For each of the theoretical subjects there will be a certain number of practical of practical exercises (analysis of a film, readings and commentaries of films, etc.) books, book chapters, research articles, essays, press, etc.). They will be conducted in groups of up to four people. The practical dossier will be handed in, as a final date, on the day of the theoretical test.
However, as it is a continuous evaluation, as they are made, they will be delivered to the teacher to be corrected and students can improve them if necessary. If the theoretical examis failed and the practical part is passed, it will be saved for future exams.
1.1.3. Submission of critical comments on voluntary activities related to the theoretical agenda: films, books, press articles, lectures, etc. 10% of the final grade. The commentary will be made individually at . The application of the knowledge acquired in the course will be assessed.
1.2. Single assessment
Students who choose this type of evaluation work individually and are also tested individually. Anyone wishing to take this assessment must inform the professor before November 1, 2024, . The criteria for the single assessment are as follows:
1.1.1. Individual written examination. 50% of the final grade. The theory exam is individual and must be passed to pass the subject at . The exam will consist of five open-ended questions. The acquisition of knowledge of the theoretical topics of the subject program will be assessed. The date of the theory exam is set by the Faculty. In case of failing the exam, the student will have to take the second exam in September.
1.1.2. Internship dossier: 40% of the final grade. The student will do a paper on an unit linked to the theoretical syllabus. It will be carried out individually. It will be delivered, as a final date, on the day of the theory exam.
1.1.3. Submission of critical comments on voluntary activities related to the theoretical agenda: films, books, press articles, lectures, etc. 10% of the final grade. The commentary will be made individually at . The application of the knowledge acquired in the subject will be assessed.