Social and Environmental Psychology
A.Y. 2020/2021
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
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
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: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
Second semester
During the emergency teaching phase, the program is maintained. The slides shown in class will be available on Ariel
Teaching methods: the schedule of lessons and all the details of the activities will be published on Ariel by the start of the lessons.
The methods and criteria for attending face-to-face lessons, which require a booking with the appropriate app, will be published.
Teaching methods: the schedule of lessons and all the details of the activities will be published on Ariel by the start of the lessons.
The methods and criteria for attending face-to-face lessons, which require a booking with the appropriate app, will be published.
Course syllabus
The first part of the course deals with the psychosocial causes of psychological distress in today's society, highlighting what are the protective factors that we have as a species. We will underline the healing effects of places and nature and how this intersects with the theme of the environmental future of the planet and with what the coronavirus pandemic has taught us. A monographic part will then be developed that will deal with the theme of dehumanization, a psychological process that leads to denying the humanity of the "other" and which therefore opens the way to abuses and violence. The third module (for the 9-credit exam) deals with the topic of environmental psychology, a discipline that studies the relationships of individuals with external environments, natural or built, and which proposes specific theories for the understanding of perception and emotional ties and identity with the environment.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites
Teaching methods
Lectures, debate and discussion
Teaching Resources
Bibliography
- Inghilleri P. (2021), I luoghi che curano, Raffaello Cortina, Milano
-Baron-Cohen S. (2012), La scienza del male. L'empatia e le origini della crudeltà, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano (English Ed.: The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty, basic Books, N.Y. 2012)
- 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)
- Baroni M.R., Psicologia ambientale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008 (only for 9 credits)
- Inghilleri P. (2021), I luoghi che curano, Raffaello Cortina, Milano
-Baron-Cohen S. (2012), La scienza del male. L'empatia e le origini della crudeltà, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano (English Ed.: The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty, basic Books, N.Y. 2012)
- 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)
- Baroni M.R., Psicologia ambientale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008 (only for 9 credits)
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a written test with closed questions. Other forms of examination may be envisaged
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica A
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours