COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

This course will introduce students to a diverse array of theoretical and empirical issues related to the culture and psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe basic concepts of cultural and cross-cultural psychology
2   To be able to describe the reasons of mainstream psychologists cultural insensitivity
3   To be able to identify cultural similarities and differences
4   To be able to recognize universal or cultural psycho-social processes
5   To be able to recognize the effect of cultural factors on human behavior, interpersonal relations and language.
6   To be able to perceive cultural variety in everyday life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is culture The history of Cultural Psychology and Cross-cultural Psychology
2 Culture and self
3 Culture and social cognition
4 Culture and interpersonal relations
5 Culture and intergroup relations
6 Culture and gender
7 Culture and emotion
8 Culture and agression
9 Culture and language
10 Culture and health behaviors
11 Culture and family relations
12 Cross-cultural interaction and it s consequences
13 Culture and environment
14 Culture and developmental processes

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Matsumoto, D. & Juang, L. (2008). Culture and Psychology. Thomson, Belmont, CA.
2. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi: Kültürel Psikoloji. Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul.
3. Berry, J. W. , Segall, M. H. & Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (1997). Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
4. Smith, P. B. & Bond, M. H. (1994). Social Psychology: Across Cultures. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
5. Adler, L. L. & Gıelen, U. P. (1994). Cross-cultural Topics in Psychology. Praeger.
6. Nisbett, R. E. (2003). Düşüncenin Coğrafyası, Varlık Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions-Answers
Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and Final exams

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 3-6: Assessed with final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.254
LO.3
LO.4555
LO.5
LO.65454

CONTACT INFORMATION
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