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Social and Environmental Psychology

A.Y. 2019/2020
9
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
M-PSI/05
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Learning objectives:
1.Knowledge of the main theories of Cultural Psychology
2.Definition of the empathy process and the pathological lack of it
3.Knowledge of the main theories of Environmental Psychology
Expected learning outcomes
Expected learning outcomes :
1.Understanding the psychological aspects of the intercultural relationships
2.Understanding the psychological processes involved in social and family violence
3.Knowledge of the psychological processes for the cognitive and emotional perception of the environment

Lesson period: First semester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

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Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
We will discuss the main theories of Cultural Psychology and the psychological relationships with the values of our culture. We will deep the psychological aspects of migration. We will define the characteristics of the empathy process and the pathological lack of it: the goal is the understanding of the psychological processes involved in social and family violence. In the third part of the Course (only for 9 credits) we will discuss the psychological processes related to the cognitive and emotional perception of the environment
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites
Teaching methods
Lectures, debate and discussion
Teaching Resources
Bibliography
- Inghilleri P. (a cura di), Psicologia culturale, Raffaello Cortina, Milano, 2009, solo Parte prima (cioè introduzione e cap. 1, 2, 3, in dettaglio)
-Baron-Cohen S. (2012), La scienza del male. L'empatia e le origini della crudeltà, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano
- Volpato C. (2012), La negazione dell'umanità: i percorsi della deumanizzazione, Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, vol. 3, n.1, pp. 96-109 (on line http://www.rifp.it/ojs/index.php/rifp/article/view/rifp.2012.0009/132)
- Harari, Y.N. (2008), Combat Flow: Military, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being in War, Review of General Psychology,Vol. 12, n. 3, pp. 253-264, on line: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-5-JeCa2Z7hdGRxWV80SzRiQW8/edit
- Baroni M.R., Psicologia ambientale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008 (only for 9 credits)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final examination consists of oral or written exam with questions for both attending and non-attending students. The exam verifies the students' knowledge on the program topics, with attention also to the argumentative ability.
Unita' didattica A
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Inghilleri Di Villadauro Paolo Maria
Shifts:
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Professor: Inghilleri Di Villadauro Paolo Maria
Unita' didattica B
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Inghilleri Di Villadauro Paolo Maria
Shifts:
-
Professor: Inghilleri Di Villadauro Paolo Maria
Unita' didattica C
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Rainisio Nicola
Shifts:
-
Professor: Rainisio Nicola
Professor(s)