PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

概要

This course will be held on campus, face to face. The main platform for the course will be Moodle. The Moodle password will be made available on Loyola one week before the first day of class. In this increasing globalized world, there is an assumption that our greater interconnectedness would result in greater cross-cultural awareness and understanding, and reduced conflicts. However, despite greater mobility and access to information, we continue to witness conflicts, injustice, prejudice, and discrimination. The discipline of psychology investigates both the individual mental processes as well as group behavior. This course aims to understand prejudice and discrimination using both empirical research as well as lived experiences of members of privileged groups and minority/marginalized groups. Content covered includes history of the study of prejudice and discrimination, psychological constructs and theories of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, understanding of various forms of privilege and oppression, and ways of reducing prejudice and discrimination. Class will have small group discussions, presentations, and reaction papers.

目標

Understand psychological principles underlying prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behaviors Foster ability to think critically about psychological concepts and research Become acquainted with current research on the causes, correlates, and consequences of prejudice and discrimination behaviors Deepen own awareness of prejudice and gain greater awareness of own personal beliefs and behaviors

授業外の学習

●Weekly readings (100 minutes). ●Writing reaction papers, note-taking and preparing for class discussions or other class assignments (90 minutes)

所要時間: 190min/week. See Moodle course page for details.