SOC 3721 is also offered in Spring 2025
SOC 3721 is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 3721 is also offered in Spring 2023
SOC 3721 is also offered in Summer 2022
SOC 3721 is also offered in Spring 2022
Fall 2023 | SOC 3721 Section 001: Principles of Social Psychology (34337)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 240
- Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Social psychology is at the intersection of macro and micro sociology, linking social structures, interpersonal relationships and interactions, attitudes, values and the self-concept. Principles of social psychology are drawn from multiple theoretical perspectives, including symbolic interactionism, expectation states theory, social structure and personality, and the life course. This course covers a broad range of topics as well as the diverse methods that social psychologists use to study them (for example, experiments, surveys, ethnographic observation). prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?walkerml+SOC3721+Fall2023
- Class Description:
- This course is a survey of contemporary social psychological theories. We will evaluate these theories against practical behavior. Social psychology covers the motives for social behavior including emotions, identities, exchange, and power dynamics.
- Learning Objectives:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how social situations shape emotions and behavior
- Gain a deeper understanding of the nature and function of identities.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the motives for social behavior.
- Grading:
A 100 - 94
A- 93 - 90
B+ 89 - 87
B 86 - 83
B- 82 - 80
C+ 79 - 77
C 76 - 73
C- 72 - 70
D+ 69 - 67
D 66 - 63
D- 62 - 60
F 59 - 0
- Exam Format:
- There will be a series of short answer essays.
- Class Format:
- Lectures
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34337/1239
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2022
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